GAD-7 Seven-Symptom Checklist for Anxiety - theducklows 2026

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The document presents the GAD-7, a seven-symptom checklist designed to assess anxiety levels over the past two weeks. It includes a scoring system that categorizes anxiety severity from mild to severe based on responses to various symptoms. Additionally, it features a functional health assessment to evaluate how emotional difficulties affect daily activities and relationships.

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Begin by entering your name and the date at the top of the form. This personalizes your checklist and helps track your responses over time.
Read each symptom carefully. For each item, circle the response that best describes how often you have been bothered by that problem over the last two weeks.
After completing all seven items, total your scores in the designated area. This will help you understand your anxiety severity based on the scoring guidelines provided.
Next, assess how these problems have affected your daily life by selecting one of the four options regarding difficulty in work, home care, or relationships.
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Can GAD-7 be used for kids?

Symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) Difficulty falling asleep and/or staying asleep. Fatigue. Feeling on edge or irritable. Headaches. Heart palpitations. Muscle tension. Restlessness. Shortness of breath.

What is a normal GAD-7 score?

Score 0-4: Minimal Anxiety. Score 5-9: Mild Anxiety. Score 10-14: Moderate Anxiety. Score greater than 15: Severe Anxiety.

Is the GAD-7 questionnaire free to use?

GAD-7 and translations are downloadable from this website and no permission is required to reproduce, translate, display or distribute them. Thats why you can find many online versions of GAD-7 in your internet search.

How to calculate GAD-7 score?

The GAD-7 score is calculated by assigning scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3, to the response categories of not at all, several days, more than half the days, and nearly every day, respectively, and then adding together the scores for the seven questions. GAD-7 total score for the seven items ranges from 0 to 21.

What is a high score for GAD-7?

GAD-7 items describe some of the most salient diagnostic features of GAD (i.e., feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge and worrying too much about different things). Scores range from 0 to 21 with higher scores indicating more severe GAD symptoms.

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What is the GAD-7 scale for anxiety?

This is calculated by assigning scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 to the response categories, respectively, of not at all, several days, more than half the days, and nearly every day. GAD-7 total score for the seven items ranges from 0 to 21. 04: minimal anxiety. 59: mild anxiety. 1014: moderate anxiety.

GAD-7 Seven-Symptom Checklist for Anxiety - theducklows 2026

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