Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria	▪Diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia (based on Structured Clinical Interview - SCID) for at least 12 months
	▪QIDS-C score > 10; BDI 2 >17
	▪Complaints for at least 12 month
	▪Age: 21 to 60 years
	▪Sufficient knowledge of the German language
	▪Informed consent with the study protocol
Exclusion criteria	▪Current or past psychotic symptomatology, schizoaffective, schizophrenic, or bipolar affective disorder
	▪Substance dependence current or during the last three years
	▪Dementia
	▪Borderline, schizotypal and antisocial personality disorder
	▪Acute suicidality
	▪Restriction of intellectual capacity
	▪Serious physical illness that strongly affects the depression or is causal for the depression
	▪Concurrent psychotherapeutic treatment