The Goldberg Anxiety Scale is an internationally known scale for screening for anxiety. This is just a screening tool and is not intended to diagnose anxiety. If a person rates high on this scale, a professional assessment can accurately diagnose whether or not the person has clinical anxiety.
Anxiety Scale
Score one point for each “Yes” if the symptom occurs most of the time over the past 2–4 weeks.
- Have you felt keyed up, on edge?
- Have you been worrying a lot?
- Have you been irritable?
- Have you had difficulty relaxing?
If yes, to two of the above, go on to 5–9:
- Have you been sleeping poorly?
- Have you had headaches or neck aches?
- Have you had any of the following: trembling, tingling, dizzy spells, sweating, urinary frequency, diarrhea?
- Have you been worried about your health?
- Have you had difficulty falling asleep?
People with anxiety scores of five (5) have a 50 percent chance of having a mental health problem. With higher scores the probability rises sharply.
For More Information
For more information on anxiety, you can contact the Anxiety Disorders Association of Manitoba at 204-925-0600 or www.adam.mb.ca. If you are concerned about symptoms of anxiety that you may be experiencing, a good first step is to talk to your doctor. If you do not have a regular doctor, you can try a walk-in clinic or you can call the Family Doctor Finder (204-786-7111) for information on doctors accepting new patients.