Affective disorders are associated with a substantial personal and socio-economic burden. This study evaluates an intensive brief stress-coping intervention week (ISCIW) as feasible follow-up treatment for real world patients who suffer from this highly prevalent and chronic stress-related disorders. Stress-associated blood (Interleukin-6, Homocystein, Myeloperoxidase), saliva cortisol and psychosocial screening parameters will be analyzed to determine who will benefit from the ISCIW. All patients were identified in a preventive medical screening before pre-treatment for at least three month as outpatient and the following inclusion to the follow-up ISCIW-trial at the Health and Prevention Center, Sanatorium Hera, Vienna, Austria. For the three planed groups and interventions see interventions and arms.