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The last two decades have seen a paradoxical development with regard to comprehensive assessment of psychopathological states. On the one hand, there is an incomparably better acceptance and a growing sophistication of assessment methods. A number of them have been developed and there is sufficient evidence of their validity, reliability and sensitivity. On the other hand, however, the excitement and enthusiasm have left the field of assessment. The novelty has worn off and the use of instruments and standardized methods of assessment has become a boring chore often applied mechanically.
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Sartorius, N. (1985). XXI. Biometrics: Conclusions. In: Pichot, P., Berner, P., Wolf, R., Thau, K. (eds) Clinical Psychopathology Nomenclature and Classification. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-5049-9_23
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