Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for major depressive disorder programme overview
| Depression programme content | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesson | Psychoeducation about depression, medications, and identifying symptoms of depression |
| HWK | Identifying symptoms of depression | |
| 2 | Lesson | Psychoeducation about low activity in depression, activity monitoring, thought monitoring (including monitoring rumination), education about cognitive distortions, shifting attention, and sleep |
| HWK | Activity monitoring, thought monitoring | |
| 3 | Lesson | Activity planning, thought challenging/cognitive restructuring; challenging positive and negative metacognitive beliefs about repetitive thinking; hunt for positives |
| HWK | Activity planning, thought challenging, hunt for positives | |
| 4 | Lesson | Structured problem solving, education about avoidance and facing fears |
| HWK | Facing your fears to overcome avoidance | |
| 5 | Lesson | Assertive communication, effective communication skills, hunt for positives, thought challenging |
| HWK | Thought challenging, hunt for positives | |
| 6 | Lesson | Relapse prevention |
| HWK | Relapse prevention plan | |
| General extra resources | 100 things to do (ideas for pleasant activity planning), assertiveness, conversation skills, activity planning and monitoring worksheet, facing fears worksheet, positives hunt worksheet, structured problem solving worksheet, thought challenging worksheet, good sleep guide, FAQs (lesson 1–6) | |
FAQ, frequently asked questions; HWK, homework.