Behavioral activation using a smartphone application in patients with a major depressive disorder

Behavioral activation using a smarthphone application is more effective than regular Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in patients with a major depressive disorder

Patients will be included and randomized before starting the CBT treatment.

T0: Inclusion - start treatment

Week 1-16: 16 CBT sessions (+ use application), with weekly questionnaires

Months 6, 9 and 12: Evaluation with questionnaires

A smartphone application, supporting behavioral activation during the CBT treatment, lasting 16 weeks. The application allows setting personalized goals (physical activity, sleep, eat, etc.), gives insights in emotions (experience sampling) related to behavior.

These are delivered through (among others) goal-specific modules, logging activities, providing reports and visualizations, providing event-based notifications and reminders.