Direct to Public Peer Support and e-Therapy Program Versus Information to Aid Self-Management of Depression and Anxiety: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Catherine J Kaylor-Hughes   ^{1 *} , BSc (Hons), DPhil ;   Mat Rawsthorne   ^{1 *} , BA (Hons), CGMA ;   Neil S Coulson   ^{2 *} , PhD ;   Sandra Simpson   ^{3 *} , Dip Midwifery ;   Lucy Simons   ^{4 *} , MA (Hons), PhD ;   Boliang Guo   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Marilyn James   ^{2 *} , PhD ;   Paul Moran   ^{5 *} , BSc (Hons), MSc, MD, FRCPsych ;   Jayne Simpson   ^{3 *} , MSc ;   Chris Hollis   ^{4 *} , BSc (Hons), MBBS, DCH, MRCPsych, PhD ;   Anthony J Avery   ^{6 *} , DM ;   Laila J Tata   ^{7 *} , BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD ;   Laura Williams   ^{1 *} , BA (Hons), MSc ;   REBOOT Notts Lived Experience Advisory Panel   ^{1 *} ;   Richard K Morriss   ^{1 *} , MB ChB, MRCPsych, MMedSci, MD, FRCPsych

¹ National Institute for Health Research: Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care East Midlands, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

² Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

³ Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham, United Kingdom

⁴ National Institute for Health Research: MindTech Healthcare Technology Co-operative, Institute of Mental Health, Triumph Road, Nottingham, United Kingdom

⁵ Centre for Academic Mental Health, School of Social & Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

⁶ Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

⁷ Division of Epidemiology & Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

*all authors contributed equally