A self-report diagnostic measure of generalized anxiety disorder

J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 1995 Dec;26(4):345-50. doi: 10.1016/0005-7916(95)00040-2.

Abstract

The present study tested the reliability of a self-report diagnostic measure of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) based on DSM criteria. Among two samples of undergraduate students, 47-80% of the GAD diagnoses by questionnaire were confirmed by diagnostic interview, with the higher rate being associated with DSM-IV criteria. Categorization of a participant as Non-GAD by questionnaire was found to be 100% reliable by interview. Given these findings as well as prior empirical support for the validity of the measure, this questionnaire has utility for identifying analogue GAD and Non-GAD participants from undergraduate populations for use in preliminary investigations of the mechanisms and functions associated with chronic worry and GAD.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Self-Assessment*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires