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. 2017 Nov 13;17(15):1–167.

Table 3:

Interventions and Comparators Evaluated in the Primary Economic Model

Intervention Comparator Patient Population
  • 1.

    Face-to-face individual CBT by physician:

    • CBT, 14 1-hour weekly sessions

    • CBT, 14 1-hour weekly sessions plus sertraline, 50 mg/day

Usual care
  • No CBT, no pharmacotherapy

  • Sertraline, 50 mg/day

  • Mild MDD

  • Moderate to severe MDD

  • 2.

    Face-to-face group CBT by physician:

    • CBT, 14 2-hour weekly sessions

    • CBT, 14 2-hour weekly sessions plus sertraline, 50 mg/day

Usual care
  • No CBT, no pharmacotherapy

  • Sertraline, 50 mg/day

  • Mild MDD

  • Moderate to severe MDD

  • 3.

    Face-to-face individual CBT by nonphysician:

    • CBT, 14 1-hour weekly sessions

    • CBT, 14 1-hour weekly sessions plus sertraline, 50 mg/day

Usual care
  • No CBT, no pharmacotherapy

  • Sertraline, 50 mg/day

  • Mild MDD

  • Moderate to severe MDD

  • 4.

    Face-to-face group CBT by nonphysician:

    • CBT, 14 2-hour weekly sessions

    • CBT, 14 2-hour weekly sessions plus sertraline, 50 mg/day

Usual care
  • No CBT, no pharmacotherapy

  • Sertraline, 50 mg/day

  • Mild MDD

  • Moderate to severe MDD

Abbreviations: CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy; MDD, major depressive disorder.