Depression scores as a function of subjective treatment over time.

Each diamond represents the mean depression score (HAMD-17) for the time points (baseline, week 3, week 6), and each line in the background represents a patient. Error bars represent ± 1 standard error of the mean.

Depression response rates as a function of subjective treatment.

The left plot presents the contribution of subjective treatment on the response rate of the HAMD-17, and the right plot presents the contribution of subjective treatment on the BDI-II. Each dot represents an individual patient, stacked toward 100% representing a response or 0% representing no response. Error bars represent ± 1 standard error of the mean.

Subjective sham treatment drives the difference between objective treatments in depression scores.

Three-way interaction between subjective treatment, objective treatment, and time showing the reduction of depression scores over time in the objective treatment group is accounted for by subjective treatment. The left plot shows subjective sham treatment, and the right plot shows subjective active treatment. Each line in the background represents a patient. Error bars represent ± 1 standard error of the mean.

Remission and response rates as a function of subjective and objective treatment.

The left columns present the contribution of objective active treatment and the right column the contribution of objective sham treatment. Each dot represents an individual patient and is stacked toward 100% representing a response or 0% representing no response. Error bars represent ± 1 standard error of the mean.

The contribution of subjective and objective treatment on symptoms of inattention taken from a clinician-administered questionnaire.

The left plot shows the contribution of subjective treatment, and the right plot shows the contribution of objective sham treatment. Each dot represents an individual patient. Error bars represent ± 1 standard error of the mean.

Mind wandering scores as a function of subjective treatment and subjective dosage.

Each dot represents a participant. Error bars represent ± 1 standard mean error.