Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)
The GAD-7 is a validated self-report screening questionnaire. It measures how often seven anxiety symptoms have been present during the past two weeks and produces a published severity score. It does not provide a diagnosis.
- Scientific name
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7)
- Primary reference
- Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Löwe B. A Brief Measure for Assessing Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The GAD-7. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2006;166(10):1092–1097. Open publication
- Time
- 2 min
- Length
- 7 questions
- Cost
- Free basic result
- Age
- Adults 18+
What this covers
- Anxiety symptoms
- Frequency of the seven GAD-7 symptoms during the past two weeks.
Who it is for
Adults who want a structured, private check of anxiety symptoms experienced during the past two weeks.
What your result can show
The seven responses are summed to a score from 0 to 21 and shown in the GAD-7's published symptom ranges. The result is suitable as a conversation prompt, not as a diagnosis.
Important limitations
The GAD-7 is a screening measure, not a diagnostic assessment. Other conditions, circumstances and physical health factors can produce similar symptoms and require qualified evaluation.
A higher score does not establish a diagnosis. A lower score does not show that a condition is absent.
Evidence and permission
Your answers and result stay on this device. After completion, you can separately choose to upload derived scores for a private link that expires after 180 days.