About the Authors

Elizabeth Newbronner

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

liz.newbronner@york.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom

Kate Bosanquet

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom

Peter Coventry

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom, York Environmental Sustainability Institute, University of York, York, United Kingdom

Leanne Shearsmith

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

Elizabeth Littlewood

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom, Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust, Research & Development, Flatts Lane Centre, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Della Bailey

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom

Andrew Henry

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Hackney, London, United Kingdom

Lauren Burke

Roles Data curation, Project administration

Affiliation Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Eloise Ryde

Roles Data curation, Project administration

Affiliations Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Improvement Academy, Yorkshire & Humber ARC, Bradford, United Kingdom

Dean McMillan

Roles Conceptualization

Affiliations Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom, Hull York Medical School, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom

David Ekers

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition

Affiliations Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom, Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust, Research & Development, Flatts Lane Centre, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Simon Gilbody

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition

Affiliations Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom, Hull York Medical School, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom

Carolyn Chew-Graham

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

SG and DE are members of the NICE Depression Guideline (update) Development Group. CAC-G declares royalties from Cambridge University Press Primary Care Mental Health, honoraria as Editor-in-Chief of Health Expectations and for organisation of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) One Day Essential learning event, and is Chair of the Society for Academic Primary Care awards panel and the RCGP Research Paper of the Year. All other authors declare no competing interests. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies or data sharing and materials.