GAD-7 Anxiety Screening

A validated 7-question screen for generalised anxiety over the past two weeks.

✓ Reviewed by Dr. Poonam Sekhon Chahal · 28 May 2026

How this is calculated

Sums seven items (each 0–3) into a 0–21 score. A score of 10 or more is the usual cut-off for clinically significant anxiety.

Sources

  1. Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Löwe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Arch Intern Med 2006.
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