Below is the press release recently made public explaining a milestone with regards a huge thumbs up from the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence regarding EFT and its application in the treatment of PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder. Tremendous acknowledgment goes out to EFT International (formerly known as AAMET) and a collaborative effort… Read More »
World-first brain scan research shows ‘tapping’ effective in combating food cravings
This article has been re-posted from Bond University website, see link below. Early findings from a world-first study aimed at scientifically proving a simple ‘tapping’ technique have shown the method is effective in reducing food cravings. Bond University Clinical Psychologist, Associate Professor Peta Stapleton led the research into Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) or ‘tapping’, which… Read More »
Is EFT Tapping an Evidence-Based Treatment?
We would like to express our appreciation for permission to reprint this excellent artilce written by our colleague, Terry Maluk. The original post can be found at http://efttappingsource.com/evidence-based/. Recently a Health and Wellness Program Manager stated that her company could not endorse an Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Tapping ‘lunch and learn’ because EFT is not evidence-based.… Read More »
How To Talk About The Science Around EFT with Craig Weiner
When we introduce EFT to others it can catch them off guard. Most people have nothing to compare tapping to, which creates lots of questions. It can be frustrating to lack a clear and believable way to talk about tapping that is appropriate for newcomers. In this conversation Craig Weiner shares how we can explain… Read More »
Mood and Food Cravings in Overweight and Obese Australian Adults: Clues to Treatment in Food Diaries. Stapleton & Doyle 2013
This paper by Peta Stapleton, EFT trainer/practitioner explores Food Diaries and the primary motives behind Mood and food cravings in overweight and obese Australian adults. The results point to the role depression, and other mental health conditions may play in the successful maintenance of weight loss.”
Brief Group Intervention Using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) for Depression in College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial; Church, DeAsis & Brooks, 2012
The authors of this study found that EFT can be effective in helping adolescents with moderate to severe depressive symptoms, but that it may be effective In both group format and a limited number of sessions.
CAM and Energy Psychology Techniques Remediate PTSD Symptoms in Veterans and Spouses; Church & Brooks 2014
This study by Church and Brooks explores EFT & other CAM techniques for helping veterans and their spouses with PTSD symptoms including EFT, yoga, meditation and other neuroregulating techniques ub a retreat setting.
Single Session Reduction of the Intensity of Traumatic Memories in Abused Adolescents after EFT: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study; Church et al
This paper from the journal, Traumatology, is the first to explore a population which desperately needs effective ways to deal with and cope with stress and trauma; adolescents who have been physically and psychologically/emotionally traumatized at home. In this study, a single EFT session was provided to the active treatment group while the other randomized control group was waitlisted without EFT intervention. While the wait list group reported no significant changes in their subjective measurement scores, the EFT group, 30 days later were re assessed and the after test scores revealed that 100% of those who received EFT were “nonclinical on the total score as well as the intrusive and avoidant symptom subscales and SUDs.” Given the significance of the results of this study, and with the intervention being only a single EFT session, I again hope to see this study validated by a replication study.
Assessment of the Emotional Freedom Technique: An Alternative Treatment for Fear; Waite & Holder 2003
The Waite-Holder study has often been the study that has been used to discredit EFT and its protocols, as did the APA originally. Here is the paper and included is a rebuttal paper by Pasahow highlighting methodological problems in the Waite-Holder study.
