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A wide range of instruments is available for ongoing assessment of clinical status and outcome in patients with depressive or anxiety disorders. However, few doctors use these instruments in managing their patients. As depression and anxiety are relapsing or chronic conditions and are often comorbid with other medical conditions, standard outcome measures should be incorporated into the management plans for all such patients.
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