# Construct: versioned, append-only. Edits create a NEW version (see registries rule).
construct_id: gad_7
version: 1
name: Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)
language: en
category: Anxiety symptoms
description: Anxiety symptoms - Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). Screening tool only; not a diagnosis.
citation: '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. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.166.10.1092'
verification_status: verified
source_url: https://www.phqscreeners.com/
rights_note: Pfizer states PHQ/GAD screeners are available without copyright restriction and at no charge.
  Screening tool only; not a diagnosis.
questionnaire: Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)
reverse_flags_source: reviewed_2026-08-25_noor_skhiri
imported_from: lib.xlsx
review:
  reviewer: Noor Skhiri
  date: '2026-08-25'
  outcome: verified
items:
- item_id: gad_7_1
  text: Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge
  reverse_scored: false
- item_id: gad_7_2
  text: Not being able to stop or control worrying
  reverse_scored: false
- item_id: gad_7_3
  text: Worrying too much about different things
  reverse_scored: false
- item_id: gad_7_4
  text: Trouble relaxing
  reverse_scored: false
- item_id: gad_7_5
  text: Being so restless that it is hard to sit still
  reverse_scored: false
- item_id: gad_7_6
  text: Becoming easily annoyed or irritable
  reverse_scored: false
- item_id: gad_7_7
  text: Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen
  reverse_scored: false