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GAD-7 anxiety symptom scale

A seven-question screen for the frequency and severity of recent anxiety symptoms.

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Your answers stay in this browser and are not saved or uploaded.Designed here for adults aged 18 and over. Young people should use an age-appropriate version with a clinician.

Think about

the past 2 weeks

Choose one answer for every question before viewing the score.

0 / 7
01Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge
02Not being able to stop or control worrying
03Worrying too much about different things
04Trouble relaxing
05Being so restless that it is hard to sit still
06Becoming easily annoyed or irritable
07Feeling afraid, as if something awful might happen

Choosing the right scale

How this compares with similar tools

GAD-7 is the concise general-anxiety choice. Longer or condition-specific scales are only useful when a clinician needs to distinguish panic, social anxiety, trauma or another cause.

See the concise scale comparison

Sources and limits

GAD-7

Clinical information checked: 29 Jul 2026

Original GAD-7 validation studyPHQ-9 / GAD-7 public-domain permission

Please consult your doctor. This is only a screening scale and is for reference only. Designed here for adults aged 18 and over. Young people should use an age-appropriate version with a clinician.