Study	Reason for exclusion
ACTRN12613001126707	Ineligible design: nonrandomised noncomparative study
Ahmed 2015	Ineligible comparator: the intervention is not compared to standard care (computer games control activities)
Ahmed 2018	Ineligible comparator: the intervention is not compared to standard care (cognitive remediation training).
Ahmed 2019	Ineligible comparator: the intervention is not compared to standard care (computerised cognitive remediation).
Fleming 1982	Ineligible population: aggressive children in residential treatment
Haddock 2009	Ineligible comparator: the intervention is not compared to standard care (social activity therapy).
Hodel 2003	Ineligible design: nonrandomised noncomparative study
Inchausti 2018	Ineligible comparator: the intervention is not compared to standard care (conventional social skills training).
ISRCTN43585723	Ineligible population: the study includes participants with a first episode of schizophrenia but does not include the presence of agitation or aggressive behavior.
Khan 2022	Ineligible comparator: the intervention is not compared to standard care (cognitive remediation plus a computer‐based control).
Lindenmayer 2019	Ineligible comparator: the intervention is not compared to standard care (cognitive remediation training).
Moulden 2020	Ineligible design: retrospective and descriptive study
O'Reilly 2019	Ineligible population: people judged too dangerous to participate because of positive symptoms combined with aggressive or self‐harming behaviour in the last month were excluded.
Putkonen 2013	Ineligible intervention: the intervention is directed to personnel to prevent seclusion and restraint.
Swanson 2006	Ineligible design: prevalence study of violent behaviour in people with schizophrenia.