Psychometric evaluation of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener GAD-7, based on a large German general population sample.

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Abstract

The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scales GAD-7 and GAD-2 are instruments for the assessment of anxiety. The aims of this study are to test psychometric properties of these questionnaires, to provide normative values, and to investigate associations with sociodemographic factors, quality of life, psychological variables, and behavioral factors.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Affect Disord

Title: Journal of affective disorders

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1573-2517

ISSN (Print): 0165-0327

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 01 2017

Volume: 210

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. Electronic address: Andreas.Hinz@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.

[2 ] Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

[3 ] Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.

[4 ] Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

[5 ] Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health, and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; LIFE - Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

[6 ] Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health, and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

[7 ] LIFE - Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

[8 ] Leipzig University Medical Center, Integrated Research and Treatment Center Adiposity Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0165-0327(16)31369-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.12.012

PubMed ID: 28088111

SO-VID: d86d8d83-0474-48cf-9741-3bca101fc589

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Keywords: Anxiety,Epidemiology,General population,Normative values

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Keywords: Anxiety, Epidemiology, General population, Normative values

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