Open AccessA Brief Measure for Assessing Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Author(s) -
Robert L. Spitzer,
Kurt Kroenke,
Janet B. W. Williams,
Bernd Löwe
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.166.10.1092
Subject(s) - generalized anxiety disorder , clinical psychology , anxiety , psychology , psychiatry , construct validity , mental health , medical diagnosis , convergent validity , criterion validity , psychometrics , medicine , pathology , internal consistency
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most common mental disorders; however, there is no brief clinical measure for assessing GAD. The objective of this study was to develop a brief self-report scale to identify probable cases of GAD and evaluate its reliability and validity.
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