Comparison 3. All psychotherapies versus control (long‐term).

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 PTSD diagnosis	1		Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
1.1 Narrative	1		Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2 PTSD total symptoms	2	141	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.17 [‐0.28, 0.62]
2.1 Exposure	1	77	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.39 [‐0.07, 0.85]
2.2 Narrative	1	64	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.07 [‐0.56, 0.42]
3 Anxiety	2	176	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.12 [‐0.41, 0.18]
3.1 Exposure	1	65	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.30 [‐0.80, 0.19]
3.2 Narrative	1	111	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.01 [‐0.39, 0.36]
4 Depression	3	152	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.24 [‐0.56, 0.08]
4.1 CBT	1	36	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.59 [‐1.27, 0.09]
4.2 Exposure	1	52	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.29 [‐0.84, 0.26]
4.3 Narrative	1	64	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.02 [‐0.51, 0.47]
5 Behaviour ‐ total	1		Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
5.1 Exposure	1		Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
6 Behaviour ‐ internalising	2	141	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.04 [‐0.51, 0.59]
6.1 Exposure	1	77	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.31 [‐0.15, 0.77]
6.2 Narrative	1	64	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.25 [‐0.75, 0.24]
7 Behaviour ‐ externalising	3	298	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.28 [‐0.05, 0.60]
7.1 Exposure	1	77	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.51 [0.04, 0.97]
7.2 Narrative	2	221	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.17 [‐0.30, 0.64]
8 Loss to follow‐up	2	120	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.45 [0.15, 1.32]
8.1 CBT	1	50	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.29 [0.08, 1.09]
8.2 Narrative	1	70	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.88 [0.17, 4.71]