Table 2.

Characteristics of papers included in the first systematic search.

Author(s)	Aim	Design	Studies included (n =)	Total participants included (n =)	RCT quality assessment	Homogeneity measured	Publication bias	Effect size calculation	Location
Chen et al. (2014)	To examine the effects of EMDR on symptoms of PTSD, depression, anxiety, or subjective distress in PTSD patients	Meta-analysis	26	1,133	RCT requirements met by Cochrane collaboration (Higgins and Green, 2011)	Yes	Funnel plot Egger's test (Egger et al., 1997)	Hedge's g Cohen's d	Taiwan
Chen et al. (2015)	To examine the efficacy of EMDR compared to CBT for adults with PTSD	Meta-analysis	11	424	RCT requirements met by Cochrane collaboration (Higgins and Green, 2011)	Yes	Funnel plot Begg's test (Begg and Mazumdar, 1994) Egger's test (Egger et al., 1997)	Standard Mean Difference	China