Its because a person may fit all the clinical requirements of a given diagnosis at one point, but may not at another. Getting to the root of a problem can be very difficult - even getting a basic response out of someone who is in a state of major depression or panic-attack inducing anxiety is difficult. You have to find ways to peel the onion. However, when the root cause isn&#x27;t found and addressed, the treatment for the comorbid conditions can actually mask and obfuscate the underlying ones.