Ref (type) | Population | Outcome, Interventions | Results and statistical analysis | Effect size | Favours |
Proportion of people with PTSD | |||||
Systematic review |
169 people 5 RCTs in this analysis |
Proportion of people with diagnosis of PTSD
47/87 (54%) with EMDR 79/82 (96%) with waiting list control or usual care (combined analysis) |
RR 0.51 95% CI 0.28 to 0.95 |
Small effect size | EMDR |
RCT |
24 public transport workers with work-related chronic PTSD; people had been assaulted at work or had experienced a person-under-a-train accident |
Proportion of people no longer meeting diagnostic criteria for PTSD
8/12 (67%) with EMDR (five sessions of 90 minutes' duration during a 2-month period) 1/9 (11%) with waiting list control |
P = 0.02 |
Effect size not calculated | EMDR |