Table 2.

BlueLine’s Activating Events, Beliefs, Consequences, Disputation of Beliefs and Effective New Approaches (ABCDE) structure with a narrative framework and a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) column.

BlueLine: Chapter 9, scenario 3	DSM-5	ABCDE model
	A1a-A9
Blue and his partner have a minor quarrel over the photos he has taken.	—b	Activating event: Blue tries to apologize because the photos he took were not his best.
Line thinks that Blue is not trying hard enough and believes that he does not care.	—	Beliefs: Blue feels he has messed up. In the hope of being forgiven by Line, he keeps apologizing to her.
Line vents at Blue.	—	Consequences: Blue feels insignificant and worthless because she despises the photos he took.
The player stops Blue from panicking.	—	Disputations of belief: Blue stops apologizing (stays silent) so that Line can gather her thoughts.
Line realizes that Blue did try his best.	—	Effective new approach: Blue learns that by not panicking, he enables Line to understand his worth.

^aA1 to A9: assessment of depressive symptoms at each stage of the story.

^bTo be filled in by the developers and consulting experts.