Characteristics of EMDR for patients with PTSD of the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) included in the meta-analysis (N = 26).

Instruments: M-PTSD = Mississippi scale for combat-related PTSD; IES = Impact of Event Scale; SI-PTSD = Davidson's Structured Interview for PTSD; PSS-SR = PTSD Symptom Scale, Self-Report; CAPS = Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale; PCL-C = PTSD Checklist; SR = self-report; Child PTS-RI = Child Posttraumatic Stress Reaction Index; CROPS = Child Report of Posttraumatic Symptoms; PENN = Penn Inventory for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; CRI = Children's Reaction Inventory; PTSS-C = Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Scale for Children; HRSD = The 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; HADS-A = the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale –Anxiety; HADS-D = the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Depression; MADRS = The Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale; CDI = The Children's Depression Inventory; HAMA-A = the Hospital Anxiety and Hamilton Anxiety Scale–Anxiety; HAMA-D = the Hospital Anxiety and Hamilton Anxiety Scale–Depression; CDS = Children's Depression Scale; BAI = Beck Anxiety Inventory; STAI = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.Intervention: AEM = automated EMD; AVA = active visual attention; IHT = image habituation training; AMR = applied muscle relaxation; REDDR = EMDR treatment minus the eye movements; SPS = standard psychiatric support; AL = active listening; E + CR = exposure combined with cognitive restructuring; PE = prolonged exposure; SITPE = stress inoculation training with prolonged exposure; EFD = eye fixation desensitization; CBT = cognitive behavioral therapy; EFT = emotional freedom techniques; SC = standard care; WL = : waiting list; TTP = trauma treatment protocol; SMP = a standard stress management program.Patients/Group characterization: T/C = treatment group/control group.Cochrane tool: AA = adequacy of sequence allocation; AC = allocation concealment; BAO = blinding of assessors and outcomes; IO = incomplete outcome data; SRO = selective reporting and other biases.