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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Aug 12.
Published before final editing as: Health Psychol Rev. 2025 Jul 16:1–19. doi: 10.1080/17437199.2025.2526666

Table 1.

Characteristics of included studies (N = 11).

First author, Year % Female Mean age (SD) Medical condition PTSD inclusion at baseline Intervention (n) Session frequency/Duration Comparison (n) Delivery mode

DuHamel et al., 2010 50.6 51.01 (11.81) Stem-cell transplantation (1) PTSD diagnosis (PCL-C);
 (2) total PTSD symptoms ≥ 1 SD than the mean (PCL-C); or
 (3) scores exceeding cutoff for ≥ 1 PTSD symptom cluster (PCL-C)
CBT with trauma focus (52) 10 sessions/10–16 weeks Assessment only (37) Virtual
Shemesh et al., 2011 33.3 57.14 (10.99) Cardiac event Diagnosis of PTSD (SCID) CBT with trauma focus (30) 3–5 sessions/NR 1–3 sessions of medication education (30) In-person
Arabia et al., 2011 33.3 63.48 (10.32) Cardiac event Elevated PTSD symptoms (IES-R ≥ 22) EMDR (21) Twice per week/4 weeks 8 imaginal exposure sessions (21) In-person
Pacella et al., 2012 36.9 46 (NR) HIV Elevated PTSD symptoms (PDS), PTSD confirmed (SCID) PE (34) Twice per week/5 weeks Weekly monitoring (24) In-person
Capezzani et al., 2013 90.5 51.72 (8.00) Cancer (various) Diagnosis of PTSD (CAPS) EMDR (11) Once per week/8 weeks 8 weekly CBT sessions (10) In-person
Ford et al., 2016 NR NR ICD placement for arrhythmia Elevated PTSD symptoms (IES-R mean item score ≥ 1.5) CBT (12) Once per week/8 weeks Usual cardiac care (19) Virtual
Carletto et al., 2016 * 81 40.11 (10.82) Multiple sclerosis Elevated PTSD symptoms (IES-R ≥ 33), PTSD confirmed (SCID) EMDR (25) 10 sessions/12–15 weeks Relaxation therapy (25) In-person
Jarero et al., 2018 100 47.02 (NR) Cancer (various) Elevated PTSD symptoms (PCL-5 ≥ 30) EMDR (35) 3 times per day/2 days Waitlist control (30) In-person
Jiang et al., 2022 29.4 56.35 (11.87) Stroke Diagnosis of PTSD (CAPS-5) Supportive therapy (9) Once per week/ 12 weeks Monthly health education (9) Virtual
Zolfa et al., 2023 100 41.04 (9.38) Cancer (breast) Elevated PTSD symptoms (PCL-5 ≥ 33) WET (23) Once per week/5 weeks Assessment only (23) In-person
Jiang et al., 2023 36.8 55.62 (8.41) Stroke Diagnosis of PTSD (CAPS-5) TMS (18)
TMS + BE (19)
5 days per week/2 weeks Sham TMS (20) In-person

Note. CAPS: Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale; CAPS-5: Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5; CBT: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; ICD: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator; IES-R: Impact of Event Scale-Revised; NR: not reported; PCL-5: PTSD Checklist for DSM-5; PCL-C: PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version; PDS: Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale; PE: Prolonged Exposure; PTSD: posttraumatic stress disorder; TMS: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; TMS + BE: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation plus Brief Exposure; SCID: Structured Clinical Interview for DSM; SD: standard deviation; WET: Written Exposure Therapy

*

Study included in previous review [19] and was incorporated here to provide a comprehensive description of the existing literature. However, it was not identified in our search, as terms related to multiple sclerosis were not included in our search strategy given that it is unlikely to meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD under DSM-5.