EFT Research
Outcome studies compare outcomes, e.g. levels of pain, degree of depressive symptoms, either between two groups, or between the same people before and after EFT. Click on the links below for more information about each study.

Anxiety


Psychological Symptom Change in Veterans After Six Sessions of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT); An Observational Study Dawson Church, PhD, Linda Geronilla, PhD, & Ingrid Dinter, International Journal of Healing and Caring, (2009, January), 9(1).

The Treatment of Combat Trauma in Veterans Using EFT, Dawson Church, PhD
Traumatology, (2010), 15(1), 45-55.

The Effects of EFT on Long-term Psychological Symptoms, Rowe, J. (2005). The effects of EFT on long-term psychological symptoms. Counseling and Clinical Psychology Journal, 2(3):104.

Self-administered EFT in Individuals with Fibromyalgia: a Randomized Trial, Gunilla Brattberg, MD, School of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden Integrative Medicine: A Clinician's Journal, (2008), Aug/Sep, 30-35.

Pilot Study of EFT, WHEE and CBT for Treatment of Test Anxiety in University Students, Daniel J. Benor, Karen Ledger, Loren Toussaint, Greg Hett, & David Zaccaro, Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing, (2009, November) 5(6), 338-340.

Assessment of EFT: An Alternative Treatment for Fear, Waite, L. W. & Holder, M. D., The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice, (2003), 2(1). 20-26.

The Effect of Progressive Muscular Relaxation and Emotional Freedom Techniques on Test Anxiety in High School Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Nilhan Sezgin, PhD, & Bahar Özcan, MA., Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, & Treatment, (2009), (1)1, 23-30.


Depression

Brief Group Intervention Using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) for Depression in College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Dawson Church, PhD, Midanelle De Asis, Audrey Books, PhD.
These data were presented as a poster session at the 12th International Energy Psychology Conference, San Diego, June 3-9, 2010.

Psychological Trauma in Veterans using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques): A Randomized Controlled Trial, Dawson Church, PhD., Crystal Hawk, MEd., Audrey Books, PhD., Oliver Toukolehto, Maria Wren, LCSW, Ingrid Dinter, Phyllis Stein, PhD. These data were presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Seattle, Washington, April 7-10, 2010.

Phobias

Evaluation of a Meridian-Based Intervention, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), for Reducing Specific Phobias of Small Animals, Wells, S., Polglase, K., Andrews, H. B., Carrington, P. & Baker, A. H. Journal of Clinical Psychology, (2003), 59(9), 943-966.

The Immediate Effect of a Brief Energy Psychology Intervention (EFT) on Specific Phobias: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Maria Salas, PhD, Audrey J. Brooks, PhD, Jack E. Rowe, PhD.
Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing, (2010), 6(5).

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Reduces Intense Fears: A Partial Replication and Extension of Wells et al. (2003), A. Harvey Baker, PhD. Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, & Treatment, (2010), (2)2.


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