Anxiety Test (GAD-7)
The 7-question GAD-7, the anxiety questionnaire doctors use most, covering the past two weeks.
Before you start
Answer based on how you usually are, not how you would like to be. There are no right or wrong answers.
This questionnaire is for self-reflection. It is not a diagnosis.
What it measures
- Anxiety symptoms
About this test
The GAD-7 is a short questionnaire developed to screen for generalized anxiety disorder and to measure how severe anxiety symptoms are. Doctors and researchers around the world use it. This page presents the original seven questions and the standard scoring.
What the research says
The GAD-7 was developed and validated at Columbia University and Indiana University School of Medicine. Scores of 5, 10 and 15 mark mild, moderate and severe anxiety, and a score of 10 or more is the usual point at which doctors look further. It screens well for generalized anxiety and also picks up panic, social anxiety and post-traumatic stress, but it cannot tell those apart.
Research behind this test
Columbia University · Indiana University
Developed and validated the GAD-7, the 7-question anxiety scale our anxiety test uses word for word, with the same scoring.
These researchers and institutions are not affiliated with SelfAssessment.io and do not endorse it.
Questions about this test
What is the GAD-7?
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale is a short questionnaire published in 2006. Doctors use it to screen for anxiety and to track how symptoms change over time.
Can the GAD-7 diagnose an anxiety disorder?
No. It shows how much anxiety symptoms have affected you over the past two weeks. A diagnosis needs an assessment by a doctor or mental health professional.
How is it scored?
Each answer scores from 0 (Not at all) to 3 (Nearly every day), for a total from 0 to 21. Scores of 5, 10 and 15 mark mild, moderate and severe anxiety.