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Previous studies have demonstrated that Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is an evidence-based method that relieves stress and a variety of psychological conditions… The goal of the current study was to determine whether or not EFT could quickly reduce stress symptoms in college students, and to compare the efficacy of acupoint stimulation to the stimulation of sham points. Participants were 56 university students…
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It Helps Me to Love My Work: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Senior Therapist Experience of Using Energy Psychology In Psychotherapy for Trauma
Energy psychology is a novel and controversial family of mind/body approaches used in the treatment of a variety of psychological disorders including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression. The approaches are based on combining concepts from traditional Chinese medicine with simple cognitive interventions. Initial empirical investigation supports claims of efficacy. The aim of this study is to expand and enrich existing research about the use of energy psychology in psychotherapy for trauma, through analysing the accounts of three experienced psychotherapists….
Read MoreTreating Trauma Using Shamanic and Non-Local Methods: Theory, Mechanisms, and Relevance to Current Clinical Practice
Many leading doctors and psychologists now speculate that unresolved trauma is responsible for many of the chronic diseases of Western populations. The body learns and then defaults to a maladaptive reaction to stress and becomes unable to maintain normal homeostasis. Trauma also leads to dissociation as a survival mechanism and a splitting of the psyche…
Read MoreThe Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Therapy on the Reduction of Aggression in Single Mothers
The present study was aimed to determine the efficacy of emotional freedom technique (EFT) therapy on the reduction of aggression in single mothers. The statistical population consisted of women referring to welfare centers in Tehran aged 25 to 40 in 2013…
Read MoreRandomised Controlled Study Comparing Two Psychological Therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) vs. Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)
Randomised Controlled Study Comparing Two Psychological Therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Vs. Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)…
Read MoreSubjective Dimensions of Meaning in the Clinical Encounter: Unifying Personhood and Disease. Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, and Treatment
The practice of biomedicine operates within a restrictive model and worldview that reduces personal identity to the sum of its mind and body parts. Using the case examples of James, a 38-year old retail manager with testicular cancer, and Bjorn, a 37-year old business owner with gastro-esophageal reflux disease, this article aims to show the limitations of treating a person’s disease when only dualist/physicalist assumptions are available and to establish an alternative, holistic framework to adequately model energy psychology techniques…
Read MoreEfficacy of Two Evidence-Based Therapies, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for the Treatment of Gender Violence in the Congo: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Psychological trauma in the aftermath of sexual violence is a persistent problem in both developing and developed nations, and appropriate treatment techniques are needed to address the special needs of this population. The objective of this study was to assess whether two evidence-based therapeutic methods for PTSD, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), are efficacious for sexual gender-based violence (SGBV)…
Read MoreEmotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Effects on Psychoimmunological Factors of Chemically Pulmonary Injured Veterans
Editor’s Note: The link to this research is not currently functional (23rd, May 2018). Please write research@eftinternational.org with any updated information.
Read MoreIs Acupoint Stimulation an Active Ingredient in Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT): A Controlled Trial of Teacher Burnout
EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) has been the subject of much research over the past decade, with many studies of conditions such as PTSD, anxiety, and depression showing significant treatment effects. In addition to elements drawn from established cognitive and exposure therapies, EFT uses the manual stimulation of acupuncture points (acupressure) through fingertip tapping. This study investigated the utility of EFT to address professional burnout in a population of school teachers… The results are consistent with earlier dismantling studies and indicate that acupoint tapping is an active ingredient in the therapeutic results obtained from EFT and not a placebo…
Read MorePain and Anxiety Reduction of First Stage Maternity Mothers Using SEFT Intervention
Pain and anxiety are major problems in childbirth. Management of pain and anxiety made to smooth the process of childbirth. This study aimed to compare the effect of spiritual intervention and Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique (SEFT) to reduce both pain and anxiety. The study design used was quasy experiment with consecutive sampling technique.
Read MoreEmotional Freedom Technique: An Alternative Therapy in Destressing
In the present-day competitive world, life is full of stress, especially for students who are on the threshold of a career. It has been accepted that emotional disharmony is one of the important factors in physical symptoms and disease. Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is being widely used as an alternate healing method for freedom from stress/disease and has also shown astounding results in alleviating chronic illness.
Read MoreEFT for Insomnia: A Comparison of EFT – Insomnia (EFT-I) and Sleep Hygiene Education (SHE) in a Geriatric Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The authors summarize their conclusions with “Despite limitations (primarily that the interventions were performed in only a single setting and in an open public/non-private setting), the robust design of this study, the positive results, and its congruence with published literature suggest that EFT should be considered by clinicians an effective treatment for insomnia.”
Read MoreThe Efficacy of Acupoint Stimulation in the Treatment of Psychological Distress
This was a systematic review and meta-analysis including 18 Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs), with a total of 921 participants…The authors report that EFT appears to produce an effect, producing a moderate effect size… Most of the included studies were found to have several methodological shortcomings however, including lack of comparison of EFT to established treatments. The authors say this meant that it was not possible to determine if the effect is due to acupoint stimulation or to treatment elements that it has in common with other therapies, and therefore conclude that the evidence for EFT is yet to be established.
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