Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) is a brief, 7-item self-report instrument for screening and assessing the severity of anxiety symptoms in primary care and mental health settings. Developed by Spitzer and colleagues in 2006, the GAD-7 mirrors the structure and validation approach of the widely successful PHQ-9 depression screen and has rapidly become a standard anxiety assessment tool.
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- Spitzer, R. L., Kroenke, K., Williams, J. B. W., & Löwe, B. (2006). A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: The GAD-7. Archives of Internal Medicine, 166(10), 1092–1097. · DOI 10.1001/archinte.166.10.1092
- Swinson, R. P. (2006). The GAD-7 scale was accurate for diagnosing generalized anxiety disorder. Evidence-Based Medicine, 11(6), 184. · DOI 10.1136/ebm.11.6.184
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