Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA) Value

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A Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA) Value is a formal human-observation measure value for a COA measure (of a patient state for a COA instrument).



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2021

Provisional Diagnosis and Proposed Treatment Actions 
PHQ-9 Score	Depression Severity	Proposed Treatment Actions
 0 – 4  	None-minimal 	None
 5 – 9  	Mild 	Watchful waiting; repeat PHQ-9 at follow-up
10 – 14 	Moderate 	Treatment plan, considering counseling, follow-up and/or pharmacotherapy
15 – 19 	Moderately Severe 	Active treatment with pharmacotherapy and/or psychotherapy
20 – 27 	Severe 	Immediate initiation of pharmacotherapy and, if severe impairment or poor response to therapy, expedited referral to a mental health specialist for psychotherapy and/or collaborative management