Technological State of the Art of Electronic Mental Health Interventions for Major Depressive Disorder: Systematic Literature Review

BACKGROUND: Electronic mental (e-mental) health care for depression aims to overcome barriers to and limitations of face-to-face treatment. Owing to the high and growing demand for mental health care, a large number of such information and communication technology systems have been developed in recent years. Consequently, a diverse system...

EFFORT-D: results of a randomised controlled trial testing the EFFect of running therapy on depression

Results of a randomised controlled trial testing the EFFect Of Running Therapy on Depression. Background. This randomised controlled trial explored the anti-depressive and health effects of add-on exercise (running therapy or Nordic walking) in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Methods. Patients were recruited at three specialised...

EFFORT-D study process evaluation: Challenges in conducting a trial into the effects of running therapy in patients with major depressive disorder

Background: Exercise is currently seen as an effective treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD). However, existing studies have focused mainly on mild-to-moderate depression. The moderate positive effect of exercise found in meta-analyses concerning these studies differs, however, from the harsh daily clinical practice, when trying to...

Ehealth4MDD: A database of e-health systems for the prevention and treatment of depressive disorders

To date, meta-analyses of e-mental health systems for major depressive disorder (MDD) have largely overlooked the technological side of interventions. This warranted the creation of an open access database, EHealth4MDD, for the systematic study of the technological implementation in relation to intervention content, study design, and study...