This study aims to investigate effectiveness and feasability of a 15-week group psychotherapeutic intervention as continuation treatment after electroconvulsive therapy in severely depressed patients. Feasibility and acceptance of the half-open manualized CBT intervention are assessed. Depressive symptoms, quality of life and emotion regulation skills will be assessed before ECT treatment, before and after the 15-week group CBT intervention and at a 6 months follow-up after treatment end and compared to depressed patients treated with ECT who did not partake in group CBT. Moreover, patients will attend two indidivual pre-group sessions with one of the group therapist and one individual post-group session
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Clinican-Rated Depressive Symptoms at treatment end
Timeframe: End of group therapy treatment (~6 months after ECT treatment)
Clinican-Rated Depressive Symptoms at follow-up
Timeframe: 6 months after end of group therapy