Assessing anxiety among adolescents in Hong Kong: psychometric properties and validity of the Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) in an epidemiological community sample

Abstract Background The development of a valid and simple-to-use self-administered tool in Asian adolescents for clinical screening and intervention remains limited. The present study assessed the psychometric characteristics and validity of the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7) among ado...

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Published in:	BMC Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Hang Ip, Yi Nam Suen, Christy Lai Ming Hui, Stephanie Ming Yin Wong, Sherry Kit Wa Chan, Edwin Ho Ming Lee, Michael Tak Hing Wong, Eric Yu Hai Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-11-01
Subjects:	Anxiety GAD-7 validity Rasch Model
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04329-9