Psychological Trauma Symptom Improvement in Veterans Using Emotional Freedom Techniques: A Randomized Controlled Trial

@article{Church2013PsychologicalTS,
  title={Psychological Trauma Symptom Improvement in Veterans Using Emotional Freedom Techniques: A Randomized Controlled Trial},
  author={Dawson Church and Crystal Hawk and Audrey J. Brooks and Olli T Toukolehto and Maria Wren and Ingrid Dinter and Phyllis K. Stein},
  journal={The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease},
  year={2013},
  volume={201},
  pages={153–160}
}
Abstract This study examined the effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), a brief exposure therapy combining cognitive and somatic elements, on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psychological distress symptoms in veterans receiving mental health services. Veterans meeting the clinical criteria for PTSD were randomized to EFT (n = 30) or standard of care wait list (SOC/WL; n = 29). The EFT intervention consisted of 6-hour–long EFT coaching sessions concurrent with standard care. The… Expand
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