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ANXIETY & WORRIES · GAD-7

How much space do worries take up?

Seven questions about anxiety symptoms you have experienced over the past two weeks.

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Free test and resultsAbout 2 minutesAdult version · Ages 18 and older
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Before you begin

For each situation, choose how often it has bothered you over the past two weeks. There are no right or wrong answers.

Questions use the published English GAD-7 form distributed by ECFS. They have not been retranslated.

The GAD-7 measures anxiety symptoms. It cannot diagnose or rule out a condition on its own, and it does not cover every form of anxiety.

RESEARCH WITH CONTEXT

What the science says

GAD-7

Seven questions developed to screen for anxiety symptoms and assess their severity over the past two weeks.

The research

Spitzer and colleagues studied 2,740 adults at 15 primary care clinics in the United States. Of these, 965 had an interview with a mental health professional.

What the test explores

The frequency of seven anxiety symptoms. Answers give a score from 0 to 21, with four symptom levels; the score alone cannot diagnose an anxiety disorder.

The version offered

The unchanged “French for France” and “English for the UK” forms distributed by ECFS. The English interface uses US English.

What to keep in mind. The initial study involved adults attending primary care. Its findings do not automatically apply to every population or translation. The GAD-7 does not cover every form of anxiety.

Explore the research
  1. Spitzer, Kroenke, Williams & Löwe · 2006 · Archives of Internal MedicineA brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7 — opens in a new tab
  2. ECFS · Published formsAnxiety Screening Instrument — GAD-7 — opens in a new tab
The questionnaire, its translation, and AI are separate questions.

The research cited concerns the instrument and the populations studied. It does not automatically validate every translation, this digital interface, or a future AI-enhanced analysis.

Sources and terms of use

Questions and choices use the published GAD-7 “English for the UK” form distributed by ECFS, unchanged, with a US English interface. French uses the published “French for France” form. Both have seven questions about two weeks; this experience is intended for adults. Reading aids and result explanations are editorial content added by mind., separate from the questionnaire.

Developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke and colleagues, with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. No permission required to reproduce, translate, display or distribute.