Anxiety Disorders Center:  Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is characterized by extreme, persistent worry. People with GAD often report that they worry about bad things that might happen to themselves or to others and that they cannot stop themselves from worrying.

Common worries among people with GAD include:

• Worries about finances
• Worries about one’s own health or the health of loved ones
• Worries about safety
• Worries about the future

Do you have Generalized Anxiety Disorder?	Print this questionnaire
Do you experience excessive anxiety and worry about a number of events or activities (such as work or school performance)?	YES	NO
Have these worries occurred more days than not for at least six months?	YES	NO
Do you find it difficult to control the worry?	YES	NO
Have you felt restless, keyed up, or on edge more days than not for at least six months?	YES	NO
Have you been easily fatigued more days than not for at least six months?	YES	NO
Have you had difficulty concentrating or with your mind going blank more days than not for at least six months?	YES	NO
Have you felt irritable more days than not for at least six months?	YES	NO
Have you experienced muscle tension more days than not for at least six months?	YES	NO
Have you experienced sleep disturbance (difficulty falling or staying asleep or restless, unsatisfying sleep) more days than not for at least six months?	YES	NO
Do anxiety, worry, or physical symptoms cause you to feel very distressed?	YES	NO
Do anxiety, worry, or physical symptoms cause significant impairment in your social life, work, or other important areas of functioning?	YES	NO

You might have Generalized Anxiety Disorder if all of the following are true:

• You answered YES to items 1, 2, and 3
• You answered YES to at least three of items 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
• You answered YES to either item 10 or 11

Note: This questionnaire is for informational purposes only and is not intended to function as a psychological or psychiatric assessment.  Diagnosis of psychiatric disorders requires a careful evaluation by a trained professional. Click here to learn how to get help for this condition at the Anxiety Disorders Center.

 

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