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Table 1 Interventions

From: Blended CBT versus face-to-face CBT: a randomised non-inferiority trial

Session number

Format of delivery

Content

Example of exercise

 

B-CBT

1

F2F

Introduction and psychoeducation about depression and the treatment

Find a helper

2

Online module

Introduction to the programme, psychoeducation about depression, and goals for the treatment

Problem- goal list

3

F2F

Idiosyncratic model of the disorder

Cognitive case formulation

4

Online module

Psychoeducation about behaviour in depression

Activity registration

5

F2F

Accordance between personal values and behaviour. Introduction to cognitive restructuring.

Simple exercise for cognitive restructuring

6

Online module

Changing behaviour based on activity registration and personal values

Activity planning

7

F2F

Psychoeducation about negative automatic thoughts and cognitive restructuring.

Cognitive restructuring exercise

8

Online module

Psychoeducation about negative automatic thoughts and cognitive restructuring.

Cognitive restructuring exercise

9

F2F

Psychoeducation about behavioural experiments. Decision is made whether to include one or both of the extra modules

Behavioural experiment

10

Online module (A, B)

Behavioural experiments. (A: psychoeducation about core beliefs, B: coping with rumination)

Behavioural experiment (A: challenge core beliefs, B: test three techniques for coping with rumination)

11

F2F

Summing up, relapse prevention

Continuation of preferred exercises

12

Online module

Summing up, relapse prevention

Personal relapse prevention plan

 

TAU

1

F2F

Introduction and psychoeducation about depression and the treatment

Find a helper

2

F2F

Psychoeducation and goals for the treatment

Problem- goallist

3

F2F

Idiosyncratic model of the disorder

Cognitive case formulation

4

F2F

Psychoeducation about behaviour in depression

Activity registration

5

F2F

Accordance between personal values and behaviour. Introduction to cognitive restructuring.

Simple exercise for cognitive restructuring

6

F2F

Changing behaviour based on activity registration and personal values

Activity planning

7

F2F

Psychoeducation about negative automatic thoughts and cognitive restructuring.

Cognitive restructuring exercise

8

F2F

Psychoeducation about negative automatic thoughts and cognitive restructuring.

Cognitive restructuring exercise

9

F2F

Psychoeducation about behavioural experiments.

Behavioural experiment

10

F2F

Psychoeducation about core beliefs or continue working on behavioural experiments

Challenge core beliefs or behavioural experiment

11

F2F

Psychoeducation about rumination or beginning of relapse prevention

Test three techniques to cope with rumination or start personal relapse prevention plan and continuation of preferred exercise

12

F2F

Summing up, relapse prevention

Personal relapse prevention plan