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The intended meaning is that this element work as a toggle: if the formatting context already imposes italics (whether due to another <italic> element, a stylesheet, or some other means), then this element should turn italics off; another nested one would turn italics back on, and so on.
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... <p align="left">The OQ was used to assess symptomotology. The OQ is a 45-item self-report outcome instrument designed for repeated measurement of client progress (in terms of symptomatology, interpersonal functioning, and social role performance). Items on the OQ are scored on a 5-point Likert scale from <italic>never</italic> (0) to <italic>almost always</italic> (4). The OQ has high internal consistency (.93), ...</p> ...
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