title: A self-report diagnostic measure of generalized anxiety disorder.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roemer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borkovec
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Posa
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Borkovec
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires