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Table 1 MEDLINE (Ovid) search strategy

From: Effectiveness of training methods for delivery of evidence-based psychotherapies: a systematic review

Block 1: Training search terms

 1. psychotherapy training.mp.

 2. professional consultation.mp.

 3. Psychotherapy/ed, is, mt, og, st, tu, ut

 4. (evidence based train*).mp.

 5. (therapist* train*).mp.

 6. (blended learn*).mp.

 7. (online train*).mp.

 8. exp clinical competence/ or (clinical competence).mp

 9. or/1-8

Block 2: Therapy search terms

 10. exp cognitive therapy/ or cognitive behavior* therapy.mp.

 11. ((behavior* or exposure or implosive) adj therapy).mp.

 12. motivational interviewing.mp.

 13. psychodynamic psychotherapy.mp.

 14. or/10-13

Block 3: Condition search terms

 15. ((anxiety or depress*) adj disorder*).mp.

 16. ((substance or substance-related) adj2 disorder*).mp.

 17. ((eat*) adj disorder*).mp.

 18. bipolar disorder*.mp.

 19. schizophrenia.mp.

 20. (child behavior* disorder*).mp.

 21. (developmental disorder*).mp.

 22. externalizing.mp.

 23. internalizing.mp.

 24. (emotion* disorder*).mp.

 25. (behavior* disorder*).mp.

 26. or/15-25

Block 4: Combining terms adding limits

 27. 9 and (14 or 26)

 28. limit 27 to (yr="1990 -Current" and english)

 29. exp Meta-Analysis/

 30. (metaanaly* or meta-analy* or meta analy*).mp.

 31. (systemat* adj (review or overview)).mp.

 32. 29 or 30 or 31

 33. (random* adj3 trial).mp or exp Randomized Controlled Trial/

 34. (random* adj (allocat* or assign* or enroll*)).mp.

 35. randomi#ed.mp.

 36. 33 or 34 or 35

 37. 28 and 32

 38. 28 and 36.