Validation and Standardization of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7) in the General Population

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Bernd Löwe · Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek

Oliver Decker · Leipzig University

Stefanie Müller · Heidelberg University

Elmar Brähler · Leipzig University

Dieter Schellberg · Heidelberg University

Wolfgang Herzog · Heidelberg University

Philipp Yorck Herzberg ·

Abstract

Evidence supports reliability and validity of the GAD-7 as a measure of anxiety in the general population. The normative data provided in this study can be used to compare a subject's GAD-7 score with those determined from a general population reference group.

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Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Mental Health Treatment and Access

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Published in: Medical Care

Volume 46, Issue 3, pp. 266-274

DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e318160d093

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Validation and Standardization of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7) in the General Population

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