A patient comes to a clinician with complaints of depression and anxiety. Given the DSM-5 rule of no symptom appearing in more than one category, what would likely be the diagnostic result?

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Comorbid diagnoses would be recorded as the DSM-5 allows for multiple diagnoses if the symptoms do not overlap or if they are not better explained by another condition. Therefore, the patient may receive a diagnosis of both depression and anxiety disorders, without any specific symptoms overlapping between the two diagnoses.

A Patient Comes to a Clinician with Complaints of Depression