GAD-7 – Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screen

GAD-7 – Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screen

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if ($_POST) {
$a = $_POST[‘1’];
$b = $_POST[‘2’];
$c = $_POST[‘3’];
$d = $_POST[‘4’];
$e = $_POST[‘5’];
$f = $_POST[‘6’];
$g = $_POST[‘7’];

$var1 = ($a + $b + $c + $d + $e + $f + $g);

if ($var1 < "1") { $result = "No anxiety symptoms identified"; } if ($var1 > “0”) {
$result = “Minimal anxiety”;
}
if ($var1 > “4”) {
$result = “Mild anxiety”;
}
if ($var1 > “9”) {
$result = “Moderate anxiety”;
}
if ($var1 > “14”) {
$result = “Severe anxiety”;
}

echo $result;
echo “*”;
}
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Over the last two weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?

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’s hard to sit still :
Becoming easily annoyed or irritable :
Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen :

[pullquote]The GAD-7 is a validated tool to assess for anxiety disorders.[/pullquote]

Formula :

Points are given for each variable.

Explanation of Result :

0-4 : Minimal anxiety
5-9 : Mild anxiety
10-14 : Moderate anxiety
15-21 : Severe anxiety

* Please verify all calculations prior to clinical use.