A self-report diagnostic measure of generalized anxiety disorder.
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.
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Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA.
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D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires