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Science and Research: TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

Thought Field Therapy (TFT) as a Treatment For Anxiety Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Filed Under: 2012, Anxiety, Dammen T, EFT-Related Modalities, Hoffart, A, Irgens A, Nysaeter T E, Randomized Controlled Trials, TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

To investigate whether thought field therapy (TFT) has an impact on anxiety symptoms in patients with a variety of anxiety disorders… Forty-five patients were randomized to either TFT (n = 23) or a waiting list (n = 22) condition. The wait-list group was reassessed and compared with the TFT group two and a half months after the initial evaluation. After the reassessment, the wait-list patients received treatment with TFT. All 45 patients were followed up one to two weeks after TFT treatment, as well as at three and 12 months after treatment…

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Toward the Clinical Applications of Thought Field Therapy to the Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa in Japan

Filed Under: 2005, Eating Disorders, EFT-Related Modalities, Morikawa, A I H, TFT (Thought Field Therapy), Unpublished Research

There is no single treatment approach that is exclusively effective for bulimia nervosa. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been empirically supported as a primary treatment option and addresses cognitive and behavioral aspects of bulimia nervosa, but not affective problems

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Thought Field Therapy and Its Derivatives: Rapid Relief of Mental Health Problems Through Tapping on the Body

Filed Under: 2007, EFT-Related Modalities, Mollon, P, Research Reviews, TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

A genre of psychotherapeutic enquiry, involving work with the body’s energy system as well as the mind, began in the 1970s, arising from the field of Applied Kinesiology as elaborated by psychiatrist Dr. John Diamond. Clinical psychologist, Roger Callahan, built on this work to develop simple procedures for the rapid relief of anxieties and phobias.

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Thought Field Therapy Clinical Applications: Utilization in an HMO in Behavioral Medicine and Behavioral Health Services

Filed Under: 2001, Clinical Applications, Sakai, C, TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

Thought Field Therapy (TFT) is a self-administered treatment developed by psychologist Roger Callahan. TFT uses energy meridian treatment points and bilateral optical–cortical stimulation while focusing on the targeted symptoms or problem being addressed.

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Using Thought Field Therapy (TFT) to Support and Complement a Medical Treatment for Cancer: A Case History

Filed Under: 2004, Callahan, J, Cancer, Case Studies, EFT-Related Modalities, TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

“Tessa” was diagnosed with a stage four mixed small and large cell follicular non- Hodgkin’s lymphoma at age 51. She was treated at Dr. Burzynski’s clinic in Houston, Texas. Her treatment was supported by Thought Field Therapy® (TFT) procedures such as eliminating the trauma and anxiety associated with having cancer as well as treatments for Psychological Reversals (PR), which is assumed to promote greater bioenergy healing flow.

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Raising and Lowering HRV: Some Clinical Findings of Thought Field Therapy (TFT)

Filed Under: 2001, Callahan, R, EFT-Related Modalities, Heart Rate, Research Reviews, Stress, TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

This clinical report presents some of the findings in Thought Field Therapy (TFT) that show both raising and lowering of heart rate variability (HRV). TFT algorithms are effective, but the specificity of diagnosed treatment gives results that are superior to algorithms. Some TFT treatments take only seconds to yield improved results on HRV.

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Heart Rate Variability as an Outcome Measure for Thought Field Therapy in Clinical Practice: A Review

Filed Under: 2001, EFT-Related Modalities, Heart Rate, Pignotti, M, Research Reviews, Steinberg, M, TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

The need for empirical, objective, clear, and practical outcome measures for therapy has long been recognized by clinicians and researchers. Pragmatic tools for objective determination of the efficacy of therapy have been scarce in clinical practice settings. Heart rate variability (HRV) is increasing in popularity for use in clinical settings as a measure of treatment success.

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Energy Psychology and Thought Field Therapy in the Treatment of Tinnitus

Filed Under: 2009, Case Studies, EFT-Related Modalities, Pasahow, R J, TFT (Thought Field Therapy), 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.

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Changes on Self-Report Measures of Public Speaking Anxiety Following Treatment with Thought Field Therapy (TFT)

Filed Under: Anxiety, Hartung, J, Schoninger, B, Science Papers, TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

Participants receiving TFT treatment showed decreases in public speaking anxiety and increases in positive measures related to anticipation of future public speaking experiences. Participants in the delayed-treatment condition showed no improvement while on a wait list, but after treatment showed similar effects on all measures.

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Thought Field Therapy (TFT) Efficacy Following Large Scale Traumatic Events

Filed Under: 2014, EFT-Related Modalities, PTSD & Trauma, Research Reviews, Stress, TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

Thought Field Therapy Efficacy Following Large Scale Traumatic Events: Description of Four Studies. Thought Field Therapy (TFT) has been shown to reduce symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress (PTS) with trauma survivors in four studies in Africa. In a 2006 preliminary study, orphaned Rwandan adolescents, who reported ongoing trauma symptoms since the 1994 genocide, were treated with TFT. A 2008 Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) examined the efficacy of TFT treatments facilitated by Rwandan Community leaders in reducing PTS symptoms in adult survivors of the 1994 genocide. Results of the 2008 study were replicated in a second RCT in Rwanda in 2009.

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Brief Trauma Symptom Intervention with Rwandan Genocide Survivors Using TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

Filed Under: 2012, Connolly, S M, PTSD & Trauma, Quality of Life, Sakai, C, TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

This randomized waitlist control study examined the efficacy of Thought Field Therapy (TFT) in reducing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder symptoms in survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda… Reduced trauma symptoms for the group receiving TFT were found for all scales. Reductions in trauma symptoms were sustained at a 2-year follow-up assessment. Limitations, clinical implications, and future research are discussed.

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The Challenges and Opportunities of Introducing Thought Field Therapy (TFT) Following the Haiti Earthquake

Filed Under: PTSD & Trauma, Quality of Life, Robson, H, Robson, P, Science Papers, TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

The 2010 earthquake in Haiti was followed by international emergency interventions. The scale of the disaster resulted in considerable psychological trauma amongst the population, which was likely to persist after the initial emergency response… The authors have continued to receive positive feedback from participants, for more than 1 year following the training.

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Treatment of PTSD in Rwandan Child Genocide Survivors Using Thought Field Therapy (TFT)

Filed Under: Connolly, S M, Oas, P, PTSD & Trauma, Sakai, C, Science Papers, TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

Thought Field Therapy (TFT), which utilizes the self-tapping of specific acupuncture points while recalling a traumatic event or cue, was applied with 50 orphaned teens who had been suffering with symptoms of PTSD since the Rwandan genocide 12 years earlier…

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Thought Field Therapy (TFT) and Trauma Recovery

Filed Under: 2002, EFT-Related Modalities, Folks, C, Pilot Studies, PTSD & Trauma, TFT (Thought Field Therapy)

People who have been repeatedly exposed to traumatic events are at high risk for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Refugees and immigrants can certainly be in this category, but seldom seek professional therapy due to cultural, linguistic, financial, and historical reasons. A rapid and culturally sensitive treatment is highly desirable with communities new to Western-style healing.

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Thought Field Therapy (TFT) Clinical Application: Utilization in an HMO in Behavioral Medicine and Behavioral Health Services

Filed Under: 2001, Boyd, G, Depression, Eating Disorders, EFT-Related Modalities, Food Cravings, Mathews M, Mau, C, Nutter, L, Paperny, D, Pilot Studies, Sakai, C, Simons, A, Tanida, G, TFT (Thought Field Therapy), Weight Loss, Yamamoto, C

Thought Field Therapy (TFT) is a self-administered treatment developed by psychologist Roger Callahan. TFT uses energy meridian treatment points and bilateral optical–cortical stimulation while focusing on the targeted symptoms or problem being addressed.

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