Assessment of SSD in Outpatients Using SSS-CN

After recruiting participants and collecting the baseline data, the SSS-CN, PHQ-15, PHQ-9 and GAD-7 questionnaires will be carried out. An independent diagnosis will be made by primary care physician using the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criterion standard. Deanxit, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI) will be selectively prescribed according to the severity category assessed by physician. Two, 6,10 weeks after patients with correspondent medications, a face-to-face interview, telephone interview or mobile-apps survey will be underwent to follow-up using the SSS-CN, PHQ-15, PHQ-9 and GAD-7 checklists.