TY - JOUR AU - Reins, Jo Annika AU - Ebert, David Daniel AU - Lehr, Dirk AU - Riper, Heleen AU - Cuijpers, Pim AU - Berking, Matthias PY - 2013 DA - 2013/11/26 TI - Internet-based treatment of major depression for patients on a waiting list for inpatient psychotherapy: protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial JO - BMC Psychiatry SP - 318 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent and severe disorder. Although effective treatments for MDD are available, many patients remain untreated, mainly because of insufficient treatment capacities in the health care system. Resulting waiting periods are often associated with prolonged suffering and impairment as well as a higher risk of chronification. Web-based interventions may help to alleviate these problems. Numerous studies provided evidence for the efficacy of web-based interventions for depression. The aim of this study is to evaluate a new web-based guided self-help intervention (GET.ON-Mood Enhancer-WL) specifically developed for patients waiting to commence inpatient therapy for MDD. SN - 1471-244X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-318 DO - 10.1186/1471-244X-13-318 ID - Reins2013 ER -