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This is the first systematic review examining the efficacy of ART for the treatment of PTSD among adults. We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, trial registries, and government and private websites for citations published before October 2023. Studies that reported on the effect of ART for PTSD among adults were included. Meta-analyses could not be undertaken due to heterogeneity in study designs and an insufficient number of studies with a low risk of bias. Risk of bias was assessed, and findings synthesized following the synthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM) guidelines. Of the 112 records screened, five studies (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic><jats:sub><jats:italic>enrolled<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub> = 337; <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic><jats:sub><jats:italic>completed<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub> = 250) and six reports of studies met criteria for inclusion. Included studies reported a significant reduction in symptoms of PTSD from pre- to post-intervention, <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic> = 1.12 to 3.28. Significant reductions were also reported in symptoms of depression, mental distress, anxiety, and sleep dysfunction. ART shows some promise as a time-efficient clinical treatment for symptoms of PTSD in adults; however, more high-quality studies are needed.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pmen.0000123","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,17]],"date-time":"2024-09-17T17:31:57Z","timestamp":1726594317000},"page":"e0000123","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pmen.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in adults: A systematic review"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"1","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5757-6922","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"David Paul","family":"Storey","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Emily Claire Shaw","family":"Marriott","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joshua A.","family":"Rash","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,17]]},"reference":[{"issue":"2","key":"pmen.0000123.ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"160","DOI":"10.1007\/s10880-016-9449-8","article-title":"Prevalence, Detection and Correlates of PTSD in the Primary Care Setting: A Systematic Review","volume":"23","author":"T Greene","year":"2016","journal-title":"Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings"},{"issue":"9","key":"pmen.0000123.ref002","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"897","DOI":"10.1007\/s00127-018-1539-5","article-title":"Prevalence of PTSD and common mental disorders amongst ambulance personnel: a systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"53","author":"K Petrie","year":"2018","journal-title":"SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY"},{"key":"pmen.0000123.ref003","unstructured":"National Center for PTSD. 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