Online Anxiety Test
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Disclaimer
This online anxiety test can help you identify symptoms of anxiety, their severity and to know when further assessment may be warranted. It will not provide a diagnosis – for that you need to see an appropriately qualified doctor or mental health professional.
A diagnosis of an anxiety disorder should not be made based on GAD-7 scores alone.
High GAD-7 scores can occur at very stressful and busy times, but if you are worried about, or troubled by symptoms of anxiety, you should see a health professional to stop symptoms from getting worse.
Ahead Psychology does not provide emergency crisis counselling. If you or someone you know needs crisis counselling, call Lifeline’s 24 hour telephone crisis support service 13 11 14.
If you are facing a medical emergency from self-harm call an ambulance (000) or go to the emergency department of your local hospital.
More Information
These questions are designed to help you to reflect on your situation and symptoms. This online anxiety test does not provide a diagnosis – for that you need to see a health professional.
A diagnosis of an anxiety disorder should not be made based on GAD-7 scores alone.
High GAD-7 scores can occur at very stressful and busy times, but if you are worried about, or troubled by symptoms of anxiety, you should see a health professional to stop symptoms from getting worse.
Ahead Psychology have helped hundreds of people cope with anxiety, if you would like to see one of our psychologists to help with your anxiety, please call us on (07) 3352 3577.
References
- Dear, B. F., Titov, N., McMillan, D., Anderson, T., Lorian, C., Robinson, E., & Sunderland, M. (2011). Psychometric comparison of the GAD-7 and PSWQ for measuring response during internet treatment for Generalised Anxiety Disorder. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 40(3), 216-227.
- Löwe, B., Decker, O., Müller, S., Brähler, E., Schellberg, D., Herzog, W., & Herzberg, P. Y. (2008). Validation and standardization of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7) in the general population. Medical Care, 46, 266-274.
- Spitzer, R. L., Kroenke, K., Williams, J. B. W., & Löwe, B. (2006). A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: The GAD-7. Archives of Internal Medicine, 166(10), 1092-1097.
- Swinson, R.P. (2006). The GAD-7 scale was accurate for diagnosing generalised anxiety disorder. Evidence-Based Medicine, 11(6), 184.