Cluster Randomized Trial: Personalizing psychotherapy treatment intensity (stratified care) has the potential to improve depression treatment outcomes compared to a stepped care model, in which most patients initially access only low-intensity treatments, progressing to more intensive psychotherapies as needed.

Stratified Care vs Stepped Care for Depression: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Psychiatry

Author Interview: Stratified Care vs Stepped Care for Depression

Commentary: Tailoring Psychotherapy Intensity to Patients More Effective Than Stepped Care Approach, Study Finds – Psychiatric News Alert