Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Language of publication: English or German	Needs assessment is not conducted either as the main purpose of the study or as a defined step within the study design
Purpose: The study investigates information or decision‐making needs	Results are not separately reported for each diagnosis
Participants: Adults or adolescents with depression, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, alcohol‐related disorders, or schizophrenia, their relatives or health professionals
Diagnosis: The investigation of needs is definitely referred to depression, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, alcohol‐related disorders, or schizophrenia as the primary diagnosis
Publication format: Original collection of data