2017

This study explores Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) as a complementary approach to supporting chronic disease healthcare, focusing on practitioners' experiences. Findings suggest that EFT can help patients manage emotional distress and physical symptoms, promoting a holistic biopsychosocial approach to rehabilitation.

Study found CPTSD more prevalent than PTSD. Only based on 4 countries. Limitations of the study include need for larger samples sizes, across more countries and cultural contexts to consider the cultural-bound factors in the two siblinig conditions. Cross referencing with International Trauma Interviewing (ITI)processes, also important to increase deepening of understanding of  the ITQ use and of  trauma-effects globally.

Social work students often experience anxiety due to their professional training and practice placements, which can negatively impact their performance. A pilot study found that Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) significantly reduced subjective distress and anxiety in social work students, with participants describing EFT as calming, relaxing, and helpful.

In this survey, practitioners (63%) reported that even complex PTSD can be remediated in 10 or fewer EFT sessions. Some 65% of practitioners found that more than 60% of PTSD clients are fully rehabilitated, and 89% stated that less than 10% of clients make little or no progress. Practitioners combined EFT with a wide variety of other approaches, especially cognitive therapy. Practitioner responses, evidence from the literature, and the results of a meta-analysis were aggregated into a proposed clinical guideline.

A pilot study found that Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), involving tapping acupressure points, significantly reduced dental anxiety in participants after a single 4-minute session. The EFT group showed a 35% reduction in anxiety scores, compared to a 6% reduction in the control group.

A modified Delphi study explored the desirable attributes of effective Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) practitioners, achieving consensus on 11 traits of effective practitioners and 7 traits of ineffective practitioners. However, consensus was not reached on key training elements, such as adequate training, knowledge of other energy techniques, and screening processes.

A study on Access Bars, a noninvasive energy therapy, found significant reductions in anxiety and depression symptoms in participants after a single 90-minute session. The treatment was associated with improved brain function, as measured by EEG coherence, and subjective self-report measures showed decreases in anxiety and depression scores.

This is the first controlled non-inferiority trial to examine the effectiveness of two psychological interventions: Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), in treating secondary psychological outcomes of obesity.

Anxiety is common in patients awaiting surgical procedures. It typically begins as soon as the procedure is planned and continues to the day of surgery. This study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of an evidence-based method called Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for anxiety among women undergoing obstetric and gynecological (OBG) surgeries.

This pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) compared Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in reducing anxiety among 63 high-ability adolescents ages 10–18. After three treatment sessions, EFT significantly reduced anxiety compared with the waitlist control group, while CBT showed improvements that were not statistically significant.