Interpersonal, cognitive analytic and other integrative therapies versus other psychological therapies for depression

  1. To examine the effectiveness and acceptability of all integrative therapies compared with all other psychological therapy approaches for acute depression.
  2. To examine the effectiveness and acceptability of different integrative therapy models (IPT, CAT, psychodynamic-interpersonal therapy, CBASP, counselling) compared with all other psychological therapy approaches for acute depression.
  3. To examine the effectiveness and acceptability of all integrative therapies compared with different psychological therapy approaches (psychodynamic, behavioural, humanistic, cognitive-behavioural, third wave CBT) for acute depression.

This is a protocol.