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GAD 7 for screening for generalised anxiety disorder

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GAD-7 Anxiety

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?

Not at all

Several Days

More than half the days

Nearly every day

1. Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge

0

1

2

3

2. Not being able to stop or control worrying

0

1

2

3

3. Worrying too much about different things

0

1

2

3

4. Trouble relaxing

0

1

2

3

5. Being so restless that it is hard to sit still

0

1

2

3

6. Becoming easily annoyed or irritable

0

1

2

3

7. Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen

0

1

2

3

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
  • study evidence revealed a cut point of 10 was identified that optimized sensitivity (89%) and specificity (82%) for diagnosis of generalised anxiety disorder

Limitations:

  • the GAD-7 scale focuses on only 1 anxiety disorder, although there are many patients with other anxiety disorders, such as social phobia and posttraumatic stress disorder, who need clinical attention
  • the GAD-7 provides only probable diagnoses that should be confirmed by further evaluation

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