Treatment expectations and depressive symptoms in an internet-based intervention for depression. A secondary analysis
Treatment expectations evolve throughout therapy and appear to function as an independent predictor of symptom improvement rather than merely reflecting symptom severity. Monitoring and addressing patient expectations early in treatment may enhance intervention outcomes. These findings support the inclusion of expectation-based strategies in IBIs to optimize engagement and effectiveness.
Authors
- Tobias Krieger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5137-0755)
- Gwendolyn Wälchli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9756-0568)
- Oliver Thomas Bur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7971-6068)
- Jan Philipp Klein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9882-2261)
- Thomas Berger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3316-9614)
- Laura Luisa Bielinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4145-6253)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Internet Interventions
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2025.100869
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00