Table 1.
Psychiatric exclusion criteria of randomized controlled trials of self-guided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for depressive symptoms (N=21).
| Exclusion criteria | n (%) |
| Severity scale score below the cutoff (minimum score) | 15 (71) |
| Severity scale score above the cutoff (maximum score) | 6 (29) |
| Psychosis | 12 (57) |
| Substance abuse or dependence | 5 (24) |
| Significant suicidal ideation or risk | 13 (62) |
| History of suicide attempt(s) | 1 (5) |
| Episode length too long | 1 (5) |
| Episode length too short | 1 (5) |
| Any axis II disorder | 0 (0) |
| Any axis I disorder | 1 (5) |
| Borderline personality disorder | 0 (0) |
| Antisocial personality disorder | 0 (0) |
| Schizotypal personality disorder | 0 (0) |