About the Authors

Peter A. Coventry

peter.a.coventry@manchester.ac.uk

Affiliation Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, Centre for Primary Care and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Joanna L. Hudson

Affiliation Health Psychology Section, Psychology Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

Evangelos Kontopantelis

Affiliation NIHR School for Primary Care Research, Centre for Primary Care and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Janine Archer

Affiliation School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

David A. Richards

Affiliation Institute of Health Service Research, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom

Simon Gilbody

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

Karina Lovell

Affiliation School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Chris Dickens

Affiliation Institute of Health Service Research, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom

Linda Gask

Affiliation Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, Centre for Primary Care and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Waquas Waheed

Affiliation Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, United Kingdom

Peter Bower

Affiliation NIHR School for Primary Care Research, Centre for Primary Care and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have been/are involved in the conduct of trials of collaborative care in the United Kingdom funded by the Medical Research Council and the National Institute for Health Research. PC can confirm (on behalf of all authors) that the involvement of some of the study team in collaborative care trials funded by MRC/NIHR does not alter adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PC JH EK PB. Analyzed the data: JH EK PC PB JA. Wrote the paper: PC JH EK PB. Edited the manuscript: WW LG SG DR CD KL JA.