Baker, B S

This study looked at whether Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) can help women with breast cancer who are experiencing side effects from hormonal therapies. The results showed that EFT improved mood, reduced anxiety and depression, and alleviated symptoms like hot flashes and fatigue. The study suggests EFT may be a helpful tool for managing these side effects.

Baker and Siegel conducted a follow-up study after a 1.4 years lapse between the time of the original testing and the follow-up. On most measures, the significant effects for the single session of EFT still persisted after this considerable lapse of time and were superior to the results for the two comparison conditions. It is striking that only one session of EFT could still show effects almost one and half years later. This can be said of very few interventions in the field of psychology.

This study explored whether a meridian-based procedure, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), can reduce specific phobias of small animals under laboratory-controlled conditions... These findings suggest that a single treatment session using EFT to reduce specific phobias can produce valid behavioral and subjective effects. Some limitations of the study are also noted and clarifying research suggested...