Increasing numbers of returning veterans and veterans of previous conflicts are being diagnosed with depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other psychological problems caused by military service.
Read MoreScience and Research: 2009
Energy Psychology and Thought Field Therapy in the Treatment of Tinnitus
Numerous treatment modalities for decompensated tinnitus incorporate psychological principles. Procedures of energy psychology and thought field therapy are introduced in two case studies. Data were collected from psychotherapy sessions and psychological tests.
Read MoreEmotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Study
This article describes the resolution in one session of several residual symptoms following severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) six years earlier in a 51 year-old woman. The intervention was Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), developed by the editors, the first author of this article [Gary Craig]…
Read MorePsychological Symptom Change in Veterans After Six Sessions of EFT: An Observational Study
This observational study examined the effects of six sessions of EFT on seven veterans, using a within-subjects, time-series, repeated measures design…
Read MoreChange Is Possible: EFT with Life-Sentence and Veteran Prisoners at San Quentin State Prison
Counseling with prisoners presents unique challenges and opportunities. For the past seven years, a project called “Change Is Possible” has offered EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) counseling to life sentence and war veteran inmates through the education department of San Quentin State Prison in California…
Read MoreElimination of PTSD and Other Psychiatric Symptoms in a Disabled Vietnam Veteran With Traumatic Brain Injuries: A Case Study
Increasing numbers of returning veterans and veterans of previous conflicts are being diagnosed with depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other psychological problems caused by military service. It is important to develop brief and effective treatment methods to facilitate re-entry into civilian life. Energy psychology techniques have been found effective for rapidly treating trauma.
Read MoreThe Effect of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) on Athletic Performance: A Randomized Controlled Blind Trial
This study investigated whether the most widely practiced form of Energy Psychology, called Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), could affect athletic performance. It evaluated whether a single brief EFT treatment for performance stress could produce an improvement in two skills for high-performance men’s and women’s college basketball teams at Oregon State University.
Read MoreThe Effect of Progressive Muscular Relaxation and EFT on Test Anxiety in High School Students
This study investigated the effect on test anxiety of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), a brief exposure therapy with somatic and cognitive components. A statistically significant decrease occurred in the test anxiety scores of both the experimental and control groups.
Read MoreEFT for Test Anxiety: A Pilot Study
This study explored test anxiety benefits of Wholistic Hybrid derived from EMDR (WHEE), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Read MoreWorking with Military Service Members and Veterans: A Field Report of Obstacles and Opportunities
Symptoms like flashbacks and nightmares often occur when healthcare providers are unavailable, and a portable self-help method like EFT is useful at such times. EFT also provides a coping technique to families of service providers and improves resilience. Successful implementation in a military culture requires sensitivity to these issues.
Read MoreIntegrating Energy Psychology Into Treatment for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Seven categories containing 6 themes emerged as a result of this analysis. The categories included: (1) learning about EP; (2) diagnosis and treatment of adult CSA using EP; (3) treatment effectiveness of EP; (4) relating to clients from an EP perspective; (5) resistance to EP; (6) the evolution of EP; and (7) therapists’ experiences and attitudes about EP. These themes are compared and contrasted with existing literature.
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