GAD-7 calculator

GAD-7 Calculator

GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item)
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?
1. Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge	0
2. Not being able to stop or control worrying	0
3. Worrying too much about different things	0
4. Trouble relaxing	0
5. Being so restless that it is hard to sit still	0
6. Becoming easily annoyed or irritable	0
7. Feeling afraid, as if something awful might happen	0
Result
GAD-7 Score

Interpretation
Score	Anxiety Severity
0-4	Minimal anxiety
5-9	Mild anxiety
10-14	Moderate anxiety — consider treatment
15-21	Severe anxiety — active treatment recommended

References
Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JB, Löwe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(10):1092-1097. Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB, Monahan PO, Löwe B. Anxiety disorders in primary care: prevalence, impairment, comorbidity, and detection. Ann Intern Med. 2007;146(5):317-325.