Table 1.

Search strategy utilized for both systematic searches.

Source	ASSIA CINAHL Cochrane library Medline PsycARTICLES Pubmed central Science Direct Freedom Collection Web of Science
Search field	ASSIA (AB Abstract) CINAHL (AB Abstract) Cochrane library (Title, abstract, keywords) Medline (AB Abstract) PsycARTICLES (AB Abstract) Pubmed central (Abstract) Science Direct Freedom Collection (Abstract, title, keywords) Web of Science (Title)
Language	English only
Exclusion	Non-English language Non-RCTs Non-peer reviewed papers Pilot studies/RCT protocol data Studies including children/adolescents only EMDR not focus of report
Search terms	(eye movement desensitization reprocessing OR EMDR) AND (systematic review OR meta-analysis)
Year of publication	All papers published prior to April 2017