The Impact of Psychological Interventions on Psychometric and Immunological Measures in Patients With Major Depression

Patients get CBT treatment combined with moderate physical exercise (4x40min/week for 4 weeks, week 5, 6, 7 and 8).

Patients get the same common CBT treatment as group I, but instead of physical exercise they receive an enjoyment training Patients get CBT treatment combined with euthymic exercise (4x40min/week for 4 weeks, week 5, 6, 7 and 8).

"Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy integrates behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic and interpersonal strategies.~Foci of the CBASP-therapy are situation analysis and subsequent behavioral trainings as well as interpersonal strategies to create a therapeutic relationship."