GAD-7 (Anxiety)
Seven questions about worry and tension over the last two weeks. It is the standard first check for anxiety in general practice — short, well validated, and good at telling ordinary worry apart from the kind that is worth attention.
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?
Source: Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, 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