Optimized Informed Consent for Psychotherapy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Leonie Gerke   ¹ , MSc ;   Sönke Ladwig   ¹ , MSc ;   Franz Pauls   ¹ , Dr rer nat ;   Manuel Trachsel   ^{2, 3, 4} , PD, Dr med, Dr phil ;   Martin Härter   ⁵ , Prof Dr med, Dr phil ;   Yvonne Nestoriuc   ^{1, 6} , Prof Dr rer nat

¹ Clinical Psychology, Helmut-Schmidt-University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

² Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

³ Clinical Ethics Unit, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

⁴ Clinical Ethics Unit, University Psychiatric Clinics Basel, Basel, Switzerland

⁵ Department of Medical Psychology and Institute of Psychotherapy, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

⁶ Department of Systems Neuroscience, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany