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. 2019 Nov 7;8:265. doi: 10.1186/s13643-019-1190-6

Table 1.

Search strings for PsycINFO/PSYNDEX, Medline, Embase, and CENTRAL (Ovid)

PsycINFO/PSYNDEX Medline Embase CENTRAL
S1 exp Posttraumatic Stress Disorder/ exp Stress Disorders, Traumatic/ exp posttraumatic stress disorder exp Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/
S2 - - Psychotrauma/ -
S3 stress adj3 disorder.ab,ti,id. stress adj3 disorder.ab,ti,kw. stress adj3 disorder.ab,ti,kw. stress adj3 disorder.ab,ti,kw.
S4 traumatic adj3 stress.ab,ti,id. traumatic adj3 stress.ab,ti,kw. traumatic adj3 stress.ab,ti,kw. traumatic adj3 stress.ab,ti,kw.
S5 ptsd.ab,ti,id. ptsd.ab,ti,kw. ptsd.ab,ti,kw. ptsd.ab,ti,kw.
S6 1 or 3 or 4 or 5 1 or 3 or 4 or 5 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 1 or 3 or 4 or 5
S7 exp online therapy/ - - -
S8 internet*.ab,ti,id. internet*.ab,ti,kw. internet*.ab,ti,kw. internet*.ab,ti,kw.
S9 online*.ab,ti,id. online*.ab,ti,kw. online*.ab,ti,kw. online*.ab,ti,kw.
S10 web*.ab,ti,id. web*.ab,ti,kw. web*.ab,ti,kw. web*.ab,ti,kw.
S11 digital*.ab,ti,id. digital*.ab,ti,kw. digital*.ab,ti,kw. digital*.ab,ti,kw.
S12 virtual*.ab,ti,id. virtual*.ab,ti,kw. virtual*.ab,ti,kw. virtual*.ab,ti,kw.
S13 computer*.ab,ti,id. computer*.ab,ti,kw. computer*.ab,ti,kw. computer*.ab,ti,kw.
S14 mobile*.ab,ti,id. mobile*.ab,ti,kw. mobile*.ab,ti,kw. mobile*.ab,ti,kw.
S15 smartphone*.ab,ti,id. smartphone*.ab,ti,kw. smartphone*.ab,ti,kw. smartphone*.ab,ti,kw.
S16 email*.ab,ti,id. email*.ab,ti,kw. email*.ab,ti,kw. email*.ab,ti,kw.
S17 e-mail*.ab,ti,id. e-mail*.ab,ti,kw. e-mail*.ab,ti,kw. e-mail*.ab,ti,kw.
S18 tele*.ab,ti,id. tele*.ab,ti,kw. tele*.ab,ti,kw. tele*.ab,ti,kw.
S19 app.ab,ti,id. app.ab,ti,kw. app.ab,ti,kw. app.ab,ti,kw.
S20 cyber.ab,ti,id. cyber.ab,ti,kw. cyber.ab,ti,kw. cyber.ab,ti,kw.
S21 exp Telemedicine/ exp Telemedicine/ exp telehealth/ exp telemedicine/
S22 exp computer assisted therapy/ exp therapy, computer-assisted/ exp computer assisted therapy/ exp Therapy, Computer-Assisted/
S23 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22
S24 psychotherap*.ab,ti. psychotherap*.ab,ti. psychotherap*.ab,ti. psychotherap*.ab,ti.
S25 therap*.ab,ti. therap*.ab,ti. therap*.ab,ti. therap*.ab,ti.
S26 treat*.ab,ti. treat*.ab,ti. treat*.ab,ti. treat*.ab,ti.
S27 intervention*.ab,ti. intervention*.ab,ti. intervention*.ab,ti. intervention*.ab,ti.
S28 self-help.ab,ti. self-help.ab,ti. self-help.ab,ti. self-help.ab,ti.
S29 narrative exposure.ab,ti. narrative exposure.ab,ti. narrative exposure.ab,ti. narrative exposure.ab,ti.
S30 EMDR.ab,ti. EMDR.ab,ti. EMDR.ab,ti. EMDR.ab,ti.
S31 (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing).ab,ti. (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing).ab,ti. (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing).ab,ti. (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing).ab,ti.
S32 CBT.ab,ti. CBT.ab,ti. CBT.ab,ti. CBT.ab,ti.
S33 psychodynamic*.ab,ti. psychodynamic*.ab,ti. psychodynamic*.ab,ti. psychodynamic*.ab,ti.
S34 (behav* adj2 activation*).ab,ti. (behav* adj2 activation*).ab,ti. (behav* adj2 activation*).ab,ti. behav* activation*.ab,ti.
S35 ACT.ab,ti. ACT.ab,ti. ACT.ab,ti. ACT.ab,ti.
S36 IPT.ab,ti,id. IPT.ab,ti,kw. IPT.ab,ti,kw. IPT.ab,ti,kw.
S37 social skill* training.ab,ti. social skill* training.ab,ti. social skill* training.ab,ti. social skill* training.ab,ti.
S38 (physical adj2 activit*).ab,ti. (physical adj2 activit*).ab,ti. (physical adj2 activit*).ab,ti. physical activit*.ab,ti.
S39 (cognitive adj3 modification*).ab,ti. (cognitive adj3 modification*).ab,ti. (cognitive adj3 modification*).ab,ti. cognitive modification*.ab,ti.
S40 24 or 25 or 26 or 27 or 28 or 29 or 30 or 31 or 32 or 33 or 34 or 35 or 36 or 37 or 38 or 39 24 or 25 or 26 or 27 or 28 or 29 or 30 or 31 or 32 or 33 or 34 or 35 or 36 or 37 or 38 or 39 24 or 25 or 26 or 27 or 28 or 29 or 30 or 31 or 32 or 33 or 34 or 35 or 36 or 37 or 38 or 39 24 or 25 or 26 or 27 or 28 or 29 or 30 or 31 or 32 or 33 or 34 or 35 or 36 or 37 or 38 or 39
S41 ICBT.ab,ti,id. ICBT.ab,ti,kw. ICBT.ab,ti,kw. ICBT.ab,ti,kw.
S42 CCBT.ab,ti,id. CCBT.ab,ti,kw. CCBT.ab,ti,kw. CCBT.ab,ti,kw.
S43 e-therap*.ab,ti,id. e-therap*.ab,ti,kw. e-therap*.ab,ti,kw. e-therap*.ab,ti,kw.
S44 etherap*.ab,ti,id. etherap*.ab,ti,kw. etherap*.ab,ti,kw. etherap*.ab,ti,kw.
S45 ecological momentary intervention*.ab,ti,id. ecological momentary intervention*.ab,ti,kw. ecological momentary intervention*.ab,ti,kw. ecological momentary intervention*.ab,ti,kw.
S46 41 or 42 or 43 or 44 or 45 41 or 42 or 43 or 44 or 45 41 or 42 or 43 or 44 or 45 41 or 42 or 43 or 44 or 45
S47 (23 and 40) or 46 (23 and 40) or 46 (23 and 40) or 46 (23 and 40) or 46
S48 6 and 47 6 and 47 6 and 47 6 and 47
exp = Explode -> "retrieve results using the selected term and all of its more specific terms" exp = Explode -> "retrieve results using the selected term and all of its more specific terms" exp = Explode -> "retrieve results using the selected term and all of its more specific terms" exp = Explode -> "retrieve results using the selected term and all of its more specific terms"
ti = Title ti = Title ti = Title ti = Title
ab = Abstract ab = Abstract ab = Abstract ab = Abstract
id = Key Concepts kw = Keyword kw = Keyword kw = Keyword
pt = Publication Type pt = Publication Type pt = Publication Type pt = Publication Type
md = Methodology
adj3 = adjacent within 3 words adj3 = adjacent within 3 words adj3 = adjacent within 3 words