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={D. Church and C. Hawk and A. Brooks and Olli Toukolehto and M. Wren and Ingrid Dinter and P. 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… CONTINUE READING
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EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) has been shown to significantly reduce post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression in a… Expand
Conditions | Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic |
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Intervention | Behavioral |
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In our study the investigators want to evaluate the effects of EFTs (emotional freedom
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