Table 1.

Characteristics of Included Studies

Source	Country	Medical illness of patients	PTSD inclusion at baseline	n	Treatments studied	No. of sessions; format	Outcome assessor	Follow-up
Arabia et al. (2011)	Italy	Cardiac event	IES-R > 22	42	EMDR vs. IE	8 sessions by a doctoral- level therapist	IES-R	Post intervention-6 months
Capezzani et al. (2013)	Italy	Cancer	DSM-IV criteria	21	EMDR vs. CBT	8 sessions by a psychotherapist	CAPS, IES-R	1 month
Carletto et al. (2016)	Italy	Multiple Sclerosis	DSM-IV criteria	42	EMDR vs. RT	10 sessions by a clinician or psychotherapist	CAPS, IES-R	6 months
DuHamel et al. (2010)	US	Stem cell transplant	PCL-C +/− PTSD symptoms on the BSI	81	CBT vs. assessment only control	10 telephone sessions by a post-doctoral fellow	PCL-C	6 months-12 months
Pacella et al. (2012)	US	HIV	PDS	43	PE vs. assessment. Only control	10 sessions by a post-doctoral fellow	PSS-I	Post intervention-3 months
Shemesh et al. (2011)	US	Cardiac event	DSM-IV criteria	51	IE vs. attention control	3-5 sessions by a psychiatrist or psychologist	IES, PDS	Post intervention

Note. Abbreviations: IES-R, Impact of Events Scale-Revised; DSM, Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; PCL-C, PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version; BSI, Brief Symptom Index; PDS, Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale; CAPS, Clinician Administered PTSD Scale; PSS-I, PTSD Symptom Scale-Interview; IE, Imaginal Exposure; RT, Relaxation Therapy