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GAD-7 Calculator

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This calculator helps assess the severity of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) using the GAD-7 questionnaire. It calculates a total score based on responses to seven questions and provides a severity interpretation.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge?, Not being able to stop or control worrying?, Worrying too much about different things?, Trouble relaxing?, Being so restless that it is hard to sit still?, Becoming easily annoyed or irritable?, and Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen? in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Total GAD-7 Score and Severity of Anxiety in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Minimal Anxiety

Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge?: Not at all; Not being able to stop or control worrying?: Not at all; Worrying too much about different things?: Not at all; Trouble relaxing?: Not at all; Being so restless that it is hard to sit still?: Not at all; Becoming easily annoyed or irritable?: Not at all; Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen?: Not at all

Total GAD-7 Score: 0; Severity of Anxiety: Minimal Anxiety

Mild Anxiety

Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge?: Several days; Not being able to stop or control worrying?: Several days; Worrying too much about different things?: Not at all; Trouble relaxing?: Several days; Being so restless that it is hard to sit still?: Not at all; Becoming easily annoyed or irritable?: Not at all; Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen?: Several days

Total GAD-7 Score: 4; Severity of Anxiety: Minimal Anxiety

Moderate Anxiety

Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge?: More than half the days; Not being able to stop or control worrying?: More than half the days; Worrying too much about different things?: More than half the days; Trouble relaxing?: Several days; Being so restless that it is hard to sit still?: Several days; Becoming easily annoyed or irritable?: Not at all; Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen?: Several days

Total GAD-7 Score: 9; Severity of Anxiety: Mild Anxiety

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Important

Use the result as an estimate and confirm any medical decisions with a qualified professional.