Incorporating Stepped Care Approach Into e-CBT for Depression

The focus of the sessions is placed on the connection between thoughts, behaviours, emotions, physical reactions, and the environment. We work on evaluating negative beliefs and thought processes and their relationship with depression. Our goal is to adjust the negative thinking so that participants can think about and adapt to the things that are happening to them. This allows them to adjust the way they behave and think about their problems in a way that is not as negative and replaces those thoughts and behaviours with potentially more realistic and productive ones. Participants will be offered e-CBT program over 12 weeks with approximately 30 slides in each module. Participants will complete pre-designed modules and homework assignments while receiving personalized feedback and asynchronous interaction with a therapist through the platform.

Stepped care procedure (see arm/group descriptions).