Incorporating a Stepped Care Approach Into Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial

Jasleen Kaur Jagayat   ^{1 *} , MSc ;   Anchan Kumar   ² , MD ;   Yijia Shao   ^{2, 3} , MPS ;   Amrita Pannu   ² , MD ;   Charmy Patel   ² , MPH, MACP ;   Amirhossein Shirazi   ^{2, 4} , MD, PhD ;   Mohsen Omrani   ^{2, 4} , MD, PhD ;   Nazanin Alavi   ^{1, 2 *} , MD

¹ Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

² Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

³ Pastoral Studies, Toronto School of Theology (TST), Emmanuel College, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁴ Online Psychotherapy Tool, Toronto, ON, Canada

*these authors contributed equally