Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7)

Over the last weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?

{Rating Scale: 0=Not at all 1=Several days 2=More than half 3=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 your score. See scoring below.
If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?

Not difficult at all _______
Somewhat difficult _______
Very difficult _______
Extremely difficult _______

SCORES EXPLAINED: Scores of 1-5 = mild, 6-10=moderate, and 11-15=severe anxiety. When used as a screening tool, further evaluation is recommended when the score is 10 or greater. This is not intended for self diagnosis. Please contact a professional mental health counselor with any questions. Contact Me.

Source: Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Lowe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder. Arch Inern Med. 2006;166:1092-1097.