Emerging need for addressing trauma and enhancing psychosocial support among witch-hunt survivors in India

Table 1 Summary of the study selection process

Phase	Procedure	Reasons for inclusion and exclusion
Identification	Records identified from: Databases (PubMed, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar); other sources (e.g., citation searching); records removed before screening: Duplicate records removed	Records identified from databases and other sources were collected; the remaining records proceeded to the screening phase
Screening	Records screened: Titles and abstracts examined for relevance based on the review objective	Records not meeting the objective were excluded
Eligibility	Full-text articles assessed for eligibility: Full-text articles were reviewed against the pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria	Reports excluded for reasons such as: Conference proceedings, and only abstracts; not in the English language; not focused on mental health aspects
Included	Studies included in the review: Articles meeting all criteria were included in the final narrative synthesis	Final set of studies included in the review