Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate Personalized Prediction and Adaptation Tools in Psychotherapy

Treatments are conducted by cognitive-behavioral therapists in training with different levels of experience as well as licensed cognitive-behavioral therapists with several years of experience. The treatment approach is based on cognitive-behavioral manuals and principles.

Therapists of the IG1 are provided with information about the initial status concerning symptoms (BSI \& OQ-30), interpersonal functioning (IIP-32 \& OQ-30) as well as diagnoses specific symptoms (GAD-7 or PHQ-9). Beside the status measures, also individual progress information on the symptom level (HSCL-11 each session) is provided to the therapist. Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of personalized prediction and adaptation tools on treatment outcome in outpatient psychotherapy. This group is a matched sample.

"Additional to the intervention group CBT and Feedback therapists will be provided with additional clinical support tools (CST) which are designed to facilitate treatment selection and treatment adaptation. The causes of deterioration will be assessed and therapists will be provided with additional treatment recommendations and material to help preventing treatment failure for a specific patient. During treatment the clinical support tools will be provided in the problem fields: risk/suicidality, motivation / treatment goals, therapeutic relationship, social support / critical life events, and emotion regulation / self regulation."