Assessment
GAD-7 anxiety screener (GAD-7)
The seven-question Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale, a widely used screening measure for how much anxiety symptoms have bothered you in the last two weeks.
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.
The seven-question Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale, a widely used screening measure for how much anxiety symptoms have bothered you in the last two weeks.
You can take it privately on PsychologyOrbit: GAD-7 self-check. Answers are scored once and never stored. A screening result is not a diagnosis.
Primary reference
Spitzer, R. L., Kroenke, K., Williams, J. B. W., & Löwe, B. (2006). A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: The GAD-7. Archives of Internal Medicine, 166(10), 1092-1097.
At a glance
| Measures | Anxiety symptoms over the last two weeks |
|---|---|
| Population | Adults |
| Format | Self report |
| Items | 7 |
| Time | about 2 minutes |
| Languages | English, Urdu |
| Publisher | Pfizer Inc. (educational grant) |
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Validated in Urdu
Khan, A., Madihie, A., & Ali, I. (2026), Healthcare in Low-resource Settings · N = 267 participants, Pakistani clinical population
All scales validated in Urdu