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Although these questions serve as a useful guide, only an appropriate licensed health professional can make the diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. A score of 10 or higher means significant anxiety is present. Score over 15 are severe.
The GAD-7 (General Anxiety Disorder-7) measures severity of anxiety, mainly in outpatients.
Generalised Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7) Over the last two weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge?
Scoring GAD-7 Anxiety Severity This is calculated by assigning scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 to the response categories, respectively, of “not at all,” “several days,” “more than half the days,” and “nearly every day.”
Scores of 5, 10, and 15 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate and severe anxiety, respectively. When used as a screening tool, further evaluation is recommended when the score is 10 or greater. Using the threshold score of 10, the GAD-7 has a sensitivity of 89% and a specificity of 82% for GAD. It is moderately good at screening ...
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 Item Scale (GAD-7) is a self-administered questionnaire designed for screening and measuring the severity of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7) Scoring and Interpretation: GAD-2 Score* Provisional Diagnosis 0-2 None 3-6 Probable anxiety disorder GAD-7 Score Provisional Diagnosis 0-7 None 8+ Probable anxiety disorder *GAD-2 is the first 2 questions of the GAD -7 . References: • Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JB, Lowe B.
