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Anxiety Test

7 Questions
2 Minutes
Could you be experiencing generalized anxiety? This test could help you find out. The test used here is called the GAD-7 — a widely used screening tool for generalized anxiety in both clinical settings and in research.
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?
Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day
Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day
Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day
Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day
Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day
Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day
Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

Who is this test for?

This test is designed for adults as an initial screening tool for educational purposes. This test is not intended to be diagnostic. For professional mental health help or support please use our tool to Find a Therapist.
We do not save or use your answers beyond its use in this test.

What is the GAD-7 test for anxiety?

You can read the detailed paper about the development of the GAD-7 test and its applicability in screening for generalized anxiety disorder on PubMed, a website maintained by the NIH (National Institute of Health). The same paper is also available on JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association).

Sources & Acknowledgements

Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JB, Löwe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:1092-7. The GAD-7 was developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke and colleagues, with a grant from Pfizer Inc.