Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7)

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?	Not at all	Several days	More than half the days	Nearly everyday
1. Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge	0	1	2	3
2. Not being able to stop or control worrying	0	1	2	3
3. Worrying too much about different things	0	1	2	3
4. Trouble relaxing	0	1	2	3
5. Being so restless that it is hard to sit still	0	1	2	3
6. Becoming easily annoyed or irritated	0	1	2	3
7. Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen	0	1	2	3
	Add Columns Total Score
8. If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?	Not difficult at all	Somewhat difficult	Very difficult	Extremely difficult

Scoring Criteria: Total score (adding all the numbers) provides a possible score from 0-21.

GAD-7 Total Score	Symptom Range
0-4	Minimal Anxiety
5-9	Mild Anxiety
10-14	Moderate Anxiety
15-21	Severe Anxiety

If you are concerned about the results of this self-assessment test, one of your options is to call the County of Santa Clara Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for further assessment and/or referral. EAP offers up to five free, confidential, and professional short-term counseling appointments per calendar year to County employees and their eligible family members.