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 ...
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.
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.”
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale. Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems? Not at all sure Several days Over half the days. 1. Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge. 2. Not being able to stop or control worrying. 3. Worrying too much about different things. 4. Trouble relaxing. 5.
Though designed primarily as a screening and severity measure for generalized anxiety disorder, the GAD-7 also has moderately good operating characteristics for three other common anxiety disorders – panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder. Arch Inern Med. 2006;166:1092-1097.
The GAD-7 is based on the diagnostic criteria for GAD described in DSM-IV. However, the GAD-7 is also sensitive to severity of symptoms of social phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and panic disorder.