About the Authors

David Ekers

David.Ekers@durham.ac.uk

Affiliation Durham University/Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Medicine, Pharmacy & Health, Durham University, Stockton on Tees, United Kingdom

Lisa Webster

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Pharmacy & Health, Durham University, Stockton on Tees, United Kingdom

Annemieke Van Straten

Affiliation Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Pim Cuijpers

Affiliation Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

David Richards

Affiliation School of Medicine, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom

Simon Gilbody

Affiliation Hull York Medical School and Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DE LW PC AVS DR SG. Performed the experiments: DE LW PC AVS. Analyzed the data: DE LW PC AVS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DE LW PC AVS. Wrote the paper: DE LW PC AVS DR SG.