Comparison 2. Trauma‐focused CBT/Exposure therapy vs non‐TFCBT.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Severity of PTSD Symptoms ‐ clinician	7	267	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.27 [‐0.63, 0.10]
2 Severity of PTSD symptoms ‐ clinician ‐ follow‐up (1 ‐ 4 months)	5	127	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.51 [‐1.00, ‐0.01]
3 Severity of PTSD symptoms ‐ clinician ‐ follow‐up (5 ‐ 8 months)	2	48	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	1.00 [‐2.17, 0.17]
4 Severity of PTSD symptoms ‐ clinician ‐ follow‐up (9 ‐ 12 months)	2	48	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐12.93 [‐18.72, ‐7.14]
5 Leaving the study early for any reason	7	312	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.19 [0.71, 2.00]
6 Severity of PTSD symptoms ‐ self report	3	127	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.37 [‐0.74, 0.01]
7 Severity of PTSD symptoms ‐ self report ‐ follow‐up (1‐4 months)	2	54	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.44 [‐0.99, 0.10]
8 Depression	6	189	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.27 [‐0.56, 0.03]
9 Depression ‐ follow‐up (1 ‐ 4 months)	5	147	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.28 [‐0.62, 0.06]
10 Depression ‐ follow‐up (5 ‐ 8 months)	2	48	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.71 [‐1.30, ‐0.12]
11 Depression ‐ follow‐up (9 ‐ 12 months)	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
12 Anxiety	4	127	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.12 [‐0.49, 0.26]
13 Anxiety ‐ follow‐up (1 ‐ 4 months)	4	117	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.24 [‐0.79, 0.30]
14 Anxiety ‐ follow‐up (5 ‐ 8 months)	1		Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
15 Anxiety ‐ follow‐up (9 ‐ 12 months)	1		Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
16 PTSD diagnosis after treatment	6	284	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.83 [0.60, 1.17]