Table 1.

Demographic and sample characteristics (means (SD) or number). MDE = Major Depressive Episodes according to M.I.N.I. SSRI = participants currently using an antidepressant belonging to the Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. ISCED = International Standard Classification of Education. P-values from Pearson Chi-Square test are presented for dichotomous variables

	Placebo (n = 148)	ABM (n = 153)	p-value
Age	41.5 (13.6)	40.2 (12.7)	.68
Gender (females)	103	109	.68
Education Level (ISCED)	5.9 (1.2)	6.0 (1.1)	.79
Medication (current SSRI)	43	38	.43
Number of previous MDE	4.1 (4.6)	4.1 (4.9)	.92
Symptoms at baseline:
BDI-II	13.8 (9.7)	14.9 (10.5)	.23
HRSD	8.3 (5.0)	9.2 (5.9)	.12
BAI-II	9.0 (7.4)	9.6 (9.4)	.54