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Validation and Standardization of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7) in the General Population
Medical Care · 2008 · Vol. 46(3) · pp. 266–274
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(Leipzig University)
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.
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesMental Health Treatment and AccessGeneralized anxiety disorderNormativePsychologyAnxietyClinical psychologyPopulationConstruct validityConfirmatory factor analysisPatient Health QuestionnaireMeasurement invariance
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AdolescentAdultAgedAnxiety DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPrimary Health CarePsychometricsSurveys and QuestionnairesSensitivity and SpecificitySocioeconomic FactorsReproducibility of Results
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