Florida Anxiety Clinic: Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Anxiety Disorders: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Self-Test.

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GENERALIZED ANXIETY SELF-TEST

To see if you meet the diagnostic criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), please complete the following self-test by clicking the "yes" or "no" boxes next to each question,

PART A: Are you troubled by:

Excessive worry, occurring more days than not, for a least six months?	Yes No
Unreasonable worry about a number of events or activities, such as work or school and/or health?	Yes No
The inability to control the worry?	Yes No

PART B: Do you experience any of the following symptoms?

PART C: Is your anxiety:

Unrelated to another disorder, such as Social Phobia or Panic Disorder?	Yes No
Cause significant impairment or distress in your daily life?	Yes No
Unrelated to a physical condition, medication, or substance use?	Yes No

SCORING: You may have Generalized Anxiety Disorder if:

Part A: You answered "Yes" to all items, and

Part B: You answered "Yes" to at least three items, and

Part C: You answered "Yes" to all three items.

This test is meant to be informative and is not designed to provide a formal diagnosis.

To determine if you have GAD, please contact one of our psychologists at the Florida Anxiety Clinic.

These criteria were extracted from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1994.

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Restlessness, feeling keyed-up, or on edge?	Yes No
Easily tired?	Yes No
Difficulties concentrating?	Yes No
Irritability?	Yes No
Muscle tension?	Yes No
Trouble falling or staying asleep, or restless, unsatisfying sleep?	Yes No