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GAD 7 for screening for generalised anxiety disorder

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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

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

Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JB, et al; A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Arch Intern Med. 2006 May 22;166(10):1092-7.

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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

GAD 7 for screening for generalised anxiety disorder

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