{"id":596,"date":"2019-10-29T11:29:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T11:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/psytech\/?page_id=596"},"modified":"2026-07-17T14:27:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:27:38","slug":"generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad-7-scale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/psytech\/equipment-resources\/questionnaire-battery\/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad-7-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The generalized anxiety disorder scale, in this instance, is a 7 item questionnaire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Items are scored on a 0-3 scale, with the total scale score calculated as a sum of the items. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scores of 5, 10, and 15 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate and severe anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Copyright restrictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Citations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Lowe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder. Arch Inern Med. 2006;166:1092-1097.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethical Considerations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mental health could be potentially sensitive topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downloads and Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16717171\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/https\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16717171\/\">Article\/Manual<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/testlivesalfordac.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/r\/sites\/PsyTech\/Shared%20Documents\/003%20PsyTech%20Website\/08%20Questionnaire%20Repository\/Freely%20available\/GAD-7_Anxiety-updated_0.pdf?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=P1g5VZ\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/testlivesalfordac.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/r\/sites\/PsyTech\/Shared%20Documents\/003%20PsyTech%20Website\/08%20Questionnaire%20Repository\/Freely%20available\/GAD-7_Anxiety-updated_0.pdf?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=P1g5VZ\">Paper version<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gorilla.sc\/openmaterials\/43017\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gorilla.sc\/openmaterials\/43017\">Gorilla version<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information The generalized anxiety disorder scale, in this instance, is a 7 item questionnaire. 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