Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)
Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Löwe B (2006). Arch Intern Med 166(10):1092–1097. 7 questions · about 2 minutes · adults 18+. The most widely used anxiety screen in primary care. Reproduced unmodified; scored exactly to the published key.
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- What this is: a screening instrument for generalized anxiety, asking how often each item has bothered you over the last two weeks.
- What this is not: a diagnosis. Caffeine, sleep, thyroid, medications, and several other medical conditions can produce identical patterns. Only a clinician who knows your history can tell the difference.
- Privacy: your answers stay in this browser, on this device. They never enter your Portrait, your account, or any cross-test reading.
The GAD-7 was developed by Drs. Robert Spitzer, Kurt Kroenke, Janet Williams, and Bernd Löwe with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. No permission is required to reproduce, translate, display, or distribute it. Wrenlight presents the instrument unmodified and applies the published scoring key transparently. This page is informational and is not medical advice; no health information from this page is transmitted to or stored by Wrenlight. If you're in distress right now, please contact your doctor, local emergency services, or a crisis line in your area.