For example, while the present study had a mean of 12.60 (SD = 9.26) on the GAD-D, the sample of German treatment-seeking individuals had a mean of 11.8 (SD = 9.9), indicating that the present community sample had a similar or even greater level of GAD or other anxiety symptomology than a sample of treatment-seeking individuals. Here, GAD1 is linked to generalized anxiety disorder.