Inclusion criteria | Moderate to severe depression (BDI-II) |
Inpatients aged 12–18 years | |
Written informed consent of the inpatient and the caretaker | |
Exclusion criteria | Acute suicidality, bipolar 1 disorder, or schizophrenia |
Pregnancy or lactation | |
Treatment with beta-blocker or with high-potency neuroleptics | |
Diseases of the retina | |
IQ < 70 | |
Non-German-speaking child or caretaker |