GAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder ScaleGAD-7
~3 min · 7 questions · Free partial report
A 7-item anxiety screening tool that measures the severity of generalized anxiety symptoms over the past 2 weeks. The GAD-7 is one of the most widely used anxiety screeners in clinical practice, validated for detecting generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, panic disorder, and PTSD.
The most widely used anxiety screener in clinical practice, validated for generalized anxiety, panic, social anxiety, and PTSD.
- Screen for anxiety symptoms and assess their severity. The GAD-7 can help identify whether anxiety is affecting your daily life and whether professional support may be beneficial.
No signup required to start. The Partial Report is free at the end. The Complete costs $6.90, if and when you want it.
What this test measures
Anxiety
Tendency to experience worry, nervousness, and fear. Anxious individuals feel tense, jittery, and anticipate danger even when none is present.
Minimal
Mild
Moderate
Severe
Your result falls into one of these bands.
Discover where you stand on each dimension.
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From first click to report.
The process is simple: you respond, the system calculates, and the result appears. No prior signup, no form, no waiting.
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Click "Start for free"
No signup required to start. You identify yourself at the end, when you want to save the result. The test opens immediately.
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Answer the questions
Likert 4-point scale (Not at all — Nearly every day). Visible progress bar. You can pause and resume from any device after identifying yourself.
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Get the Partial Report
Immediate and free. A text summary of each dimension, with indication of high, medium, or low.
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Decide if you want the Complete
The Partial already delivers value. The Complete adds percentiles, norm comparison, charts, applied recommendations, and a verifiable Certificate.
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Talk to an AI about your results. Ask how your profile applies to your career, what a high score means, or compare with other tests.
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| Free and paid, side by side | Partial Report (free, always) | Complete Report ($6.90) |
|---|---|---|
| Interpretive text per dimension, generated from your answers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Raw score for each dimension | ✓ | ✓ |
| One-paragraph overview reading | ✓ | ✓ |
| Everything in the Partial, expanded to 3–5 paragraphs per dimension | — | ✓ |
| Percentile per dimension, compared to reference norms | — | ✓ |
| Inter-dimensional chart with accessible data table | — | ✓ |
| Applied recommendations: career, relationships, self-care | — | ✓ |
| Certificate with public verification and PDF download | — | ✓ |
- ✓Everything in the Partial, expanded to 3–5 paragraphs per dimension
- ✓Percentile per dimension, compared to reference norms
- ✓Applied recommendations: career, relationships, self-care
- ✓Certificate with public verification and PDF download
You only pay after completing the test, if you want to go beyond the Partial.
Payment via PIX (instant) or credit card. Access for 1 year. After that, the report stays visible in read-only mode.
Why trust this instrument.
The GAD-7 (Spitzer, Kroenke, Williams & Löwe, 2006) measures the severity of generalized anxiety symptoms over the past two weeks using 7 items scored 0-3. Total scores range from 0 to 21 with established severity cutoffs (minimal, mild, moderate, severe). At a cutoff of 10, it has 89% sensitivity and 82% specificity for generalized anxiety disorder, and also shows good sensitivity for panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and PTSD.
- Authors:
- Spitzer, Kroenke, Williams, & Lowe
- Year:
- 2006
- Origin:
- US
- 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.
The theory behind this test.
PRIME-MD / PHQ Clinical Screening Framework
Clinical screening framework derived from the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD). Operationalizes DSM-IV diagnostic criteria into brief self-report screeners for depression (PHQ-9/PHQ-2), anxiety (GAD-7), somatization (PHQ-15), and other conditions. Not a diagnostic system — designed to identify probable cases for clinical follow-up.
Learn more about this theory →Target Audience
Adults (18+) who want to screen for or monitor anxiety symptoms
Recommended ages: 18+
Questions the report answers.
How severe are your anxiety symptoms?
Scores of 0-4 suggest minimal anxiety, 5-9 mild, 10-14 moderate, and 15-21 severe anxiety. Higher scores indicate greater symptom burden across worry, restlessness, and associated symptoms.
Who benefits most.
Anxiety self-screeners
Individuals who suspect they may be experiencing problematic anxiety and want a quick, validated screening tool.
Treatment monitors
People in therapy or medication treatment for anxiety who want to track their symptom severity over time.
People with racing minds
Anyone whose worry has started interfering with sleep, focus, or decisions and who wants a validated way to gauge how serious it is.
Frequently asked questions
What does this test measure?
It measures the severity of generalized anxiety symptoms over the past 2 weeks, including worry, restlessness, irritability, and difficulty relaxing.
How long does it take?
About 2-3 minutes. It has only 7 items.
Is this test scientifically validated?
Yes. The GAD-7 has excellent psychometric properties with a sensitivity of 89% and specificity of 82% for generalized anxiety disorder at a cutoff score of 10 (Spitzer et al., 2006).
Does this only detect generalized anxiety?
While designed for GAD, the GAD-7 has good sensitivity for detecting panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder as well.
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No signup, no time limit. The Partial is free at the end.
The Complete costs $6.90, if and when you want it.
This test is a self-knowledge tool for informational purposes. It does not constitute a psychological or clinical diagnosis and does not replace evaluation by a qualified professional. The report indicates the AI model used in text generation.
The GAD-7 was developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Kurt Kroenke, Janet B.W. Williams, and Bernd Lowe with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. No permission is required to reproduce, translate, display, or distribute.