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Out of 671 studies, 8 fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included in this meta-analysis. Three studies reported that eye movement desensitization and reprocessing reduced depression symptoms better than cognitive behavior therapy in both children, adolescents, and adults (SDM (95% CI) = \u22122.43 (\u22123.93\u2013\u22120.94), p = 0.001). In three other studies, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing were shown to reduce anxiety in children and adolescents better than cognitive behavior therapy (SDM (95% CI) = \u22123.99 (\u22125.47\u2013\u22122.52), p &lt; 0.001). In terms of reducing PTSD symptoms, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and cognitive behavior therapy did not demonstrate any statistically significant differences (SDM (95% CI) = \u22120.14 (\u22120.48\u20130.21), p = 0.44). There was no statistically significant difference at the three-month follow-up and at the six-month follow-up for depression (p = 0.31), anxiety (p = 0.59), and PTSD (p = 0.55). We recommend randomized trials with larger samples and longer follow-up times in the future.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph192416836","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,15]],"date-time":"2022-12-15T02:20:57Z","timestamp":1671070857000},"page":"16836","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":55,"title":["Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing versus Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9127-8021","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ali","family":"Hudays","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Community, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Department, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh 11543, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5588-9351","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robyn","family":"Gallagher","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2050, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0105-6802","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ahmed","family":"Hazazi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh 13316, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amal","family":"Arishi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Surgical Department, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh 11543, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3949-3650","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ghareeb","family":"Bahari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Administration and Education Department, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh 11543, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"259","DOI":"10.1002\/wps.20656","article-title":"Post-traumatic stress disorder: A state-of-the-art review of evidence and challenges","volume":"18","author":"Bryant","year":"2019","journal-title":"World Psychiatry"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"460","DOI":"10.1177\/070674371405900902","article-title":"Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adults: Impact, Comorbidity, Risk Factors, and Treatment","volume":"59","author":"Sareen","year":"2014","journal-title":"Can. 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