Trial of Telephone-based Psychotherapy for Depression With and Without Adjunctive Supportive Mail (Tel-PT)
Depression
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Depression focused on measuring depression, telephone-based psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, manualized psychotherapy, telephone counseling, telephone psychological treatment, telephone-administered therapy, low-intensity treatment, motivational mail, reminder, letter
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- diagnosis of mild or moderate depression
- sufficient knowledge of German language
- health situation that allows questionnaire completion
Exclusion Criteria:
- insufficient knowledge of German language
- health condition not allowing questionnaire completion
Sites / Locations
- Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, Department of Medical Psychology, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Tel-PT without mail
Tel-PT including mail
Telephone-based psychotherapy (1 personal session, 8-10 telephone sessions, educational materials and monitoring questionnaires) without additional motivating letters.
Telephone-based psychotherapy (1 personal session, 8-10 telephone sessions, educational materials and monitoring questionnaires) with an additional motivating letter after every telephone session.