Efficacy of Edupression.Com® in Depressive Patients

Inclusion Criteria: * Male/female * Age 18-65 years * ICD-10 diagnosis F32.0 \& F32.1, depressive episode mild \& moderate \& F33.0 \& F33.1, Recurrent depressive disorder mild \& moderate (M.I.N.I.) * PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) score ≥5 * ability to be managed as outpatients * adherence to the study protocol incl. willingness and minimal experience to understand instructions for edupression.com® Exclusion Criteria: * previous or concurrent major medical or neurological illness * any history of non-response to either psychotherapy/eHealth interventions (min. 3 month) or medication (min. 6 weeks, adequate antidepressive drug dosing) or any kind of therapy resistance * participants in the active phase of other interventional studies * ICD-10 diagnosis of substance dependence within the past year, except for caffeine or nicotine or current substance abuse * ICD-10 diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar affective disorder, persistent mood disorders, or an anxiety disorder * being acutely suicidal either indicated by a score ≥3 on item 9 (suicidal thoughts) on the PHQ-9 or according to the investigator´s opinion * failures to comply with the study protocol or to follow the instructions of the investigating team