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The GAD-7: Anxiety screening test is a quick questionnaire to reflect on how you've been feeling lately and see if you’re experiencing any signs of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Your responses offer a starting point for recognising patterns in your anxiety.
Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JB, Löwe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2006;166(10):1092-1097 - The original validation study that developed the GAD-7. It demonstrated the scale's reliability, criterion validity, construct validity, and factorial validity. The authors found the GAD-7 to be an efficient tool for screening for GAD and assessing its severity in clinical practice and research.