Validation of the Korean version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 self-rating Scale

Seung Hoon Lee; Cheolmin Shin; Hyounwook Kim; Sang Won Jeon; Ho Kyoung Yoon; Young Hoon Ko; Chi Un Pae; Changsu Han

doi:10.1111/appy.12421

Validation of the Korean version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 self-rating Scale

Seung Hoon Lee
, Cheolmin Shin
, Hyounwook Kim
, Sang Won Jeon
, Ho Kyoung Yoon
, Young Hoon Ko
, Chi Un Pae
, Changsu Han

Department of Psychiatry

Veterans Health Service Medical Center
Korea University
Kangbuk Samsung Hospital

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Abstract

This study examined the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale. The GAD-7 was standardized with data from 112 patients at a psychiatric outpatient clinic. The GAD-7 revealed high internal consistency, good test-retest reliability, and convergent validity. The ROC analysis resulted in poor sensitivity and specificity for detecting anxiety disorders in a psychiatric setting. The GAD-7 may not be useful in diagnosing anxiety disorders in a psychiatric setting, even though it appears to be a reliable, efficient, and valid measurement tool for evaluating anxiety symptoms.

Original language	English
Article number	e12421
Journal	Asia-Pacific Psychiatry
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12421
State	Published - Mar 2022

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anxiety symptom measure
generalized anxiety disorder
psychiatric status rating scales
self-questionnaire

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