Our Mission
The European project E-COMPARED conducts comparative effectiveness research in different mental care settings on the (cost-) effectiveness of blended internet-based treatment for depression in comparison with standard care. Read more →
Blended Treatment
Blended depression treatment combines the best of two worlds:
“One integrated standardized CBT-treatment protocol combining face-to-face and digital components to the best clinical benefit for patients, therapists and society”
Riper 2017
Recent blog posts
Impressions from the final E-COMPARED meeting in Bern
We look back on a very constructive and inspiring final meeting of the E-COMPARED consotrtium and invited stakeholders in beautiful Bern in Switzerland. Here are some impressions [...]
Online against depression in Germany: How can the internet and a mobile app help to improve the treatment of depression?
Feeling down, weak or listless are feelings everyone can relate to. It’s normal to have a “bad day” from time to time. However, if you are affected [...]
New video blog
We proudly present our new video blog on this website and the YouTube channel „E-COMPARED“. The aim of the short videos in this channel is to provide you [...]
Interview: Meet the project management team of E-COMPARED
I briefly met with the project management team of the E-COMPARED project (Heleen Riper, Christiaan Vis, and Jan Smit) and Annet Kleiboer (the representative of WP2) after [...]
Can Internet reduce the economic burden resulting from depression?
One of the aims of E-COMPARED is to examine the value for money of a blended (Internet-based and face-to-face) treatment for depression. Internet-based treatments are offered to [...]
Video blog
E-Compared explained in short