Comparison 5. EMDR vs Trauma‐focused CBT.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Severity of PTSD symptoms ‐ clinician	7	327	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.03 [‐0.43, 0.38]
2 Severity of PTSD symptoms ‐ clinician ‐ follow‐up (1 ‐ 4 months)	3	76	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.19 [‐0.97, 0.58]
3 Leaving study early for any reason	8	408	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.00 [0.74, 1.35]
4 Severity of PTSD symptoms ‐ self report	7	306	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.30 [‐0.60, 0.01]
5 Severity of PTSD symptoms ‐ self‐report ‐ follow‐up (1 ‐ 4 months)	5	111	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.04 [‐0.61, 0.52]
6 Depression	8	346	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.31 [‐0.75, 0.13]
7 Depression ‐ follow‐up (1 ‐ 4 months)	5	111	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.13 [‐0.64, 0.38]
8 Anxiety	4	236	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.28 [‐0.53, ‐0.02]
9 Anxiety ‐ follow‐up (1 ‐ 4 months)	2	48	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.24 [‐0.33, 0.81]
10 PTSD diagnosis after treatment	8	350	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.95 [0.74, 1.22]