Self-Test for Anxiety
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This questionnaire called the GAD-7 screening tool can help you find out if you might have an
anxiety disorder that needs treatment. It calculates how many common symptoms you have and based
on your answers suggests where you might be on a scale, from mild to severe anxiety.
GAD-7 stands for "generalized anxiety disorder" and the 7 questions in the tool. Choose one answer for
each of the 7 questions below:
Over the last 2 weeks, how
often have you been bothered
by the following problems?
Not at all
Several days
More than half
the days
Nearly every
day
1. Feeling nervous, anxious or
on edge
0
1 2 3
2. Not being able to stop or
control worrying
0
1 2 3
3. Worrying too much about
different things
0
1 2 3
4. Trouble relaxing
0
1 2 3
5. Being so restless that it's hard
to sit still
0
1 2 3
6. Becoming easily annoyed or
irritable
0
1 2 3
7. Feeling afraid, as if
something awful might
happen
0
1 2 3
Add up your results for each
column
Total score (add column
totals together)
What your total score means
Your total score is a guide to how severe your anxiety disorder may be:
•
0 to 4 = mild anxiety
•
5 to 9 = moderate anxiety
•
10 to 14 = moderately severe anxiety
•
15 to 21 = severe anxiety
If your score is 10 or higher, or if you feel that anxiety is affecting your daily life, call your doctor.
The GAD-7 was developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B. W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke, and colleagues, with an education grant from Pfizer, Inc.
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