2022 EFT Tapping Research Update

This is a summary of the latest EFT Tapping research (as of December 2022)

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) or Tapping is a brief stress reduction intervention and uses a two finger tapping process on acupuncture points with a cognitive statement.

To learn more about EFT/Tapping visit petastapleton.com/ and evidencebasedeft.com/

Mentioned studies include:

Update to the Is EFT evidence Based? paper from 2012 is here - Church, D., Stapleton, P. B., Vasudevan, A., & O'Keefe, T. (2022). Clinical EFT as an evidence-based practice for the treatment of psychological and physiological conditions: A systematic review. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, [951451]. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.951451 - full paper www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.95…

First fMRI study of chronic pain and EFT - Stapleton, P. B., Baumann, O., O'Keefe, T., & Bhuta, S. (2022). Neural changes after Emotional Freedom Techniques treatment for chronic pain sufferers. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 49, [101653]. doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2022.101653
You can read here research.bond.edu.au/en/publications/neural-change…

EFT research in foreign language journals - Freedom, J., Hux., M. and Warner, J. (2022). Research on acupoint tapping therapies proliferating around the world. Energy Psychology Journal, 4(1). doi 10.9769/EPJ.2022.14.1.JF
energypsychologyjournal.org/research-on-acupoint-t…

New book - Professor Elizabeth Boath - Making the Case for EFT and Energy Psychology: Designing, Conducting and Publishing Case Studies

Integrated review from Macedonia by Lesmana Wati et al reviewed the effectiveness of EFT for public speaking anxiety - It is Open Access and you can read it here: Maced J Med Sci,. 2022 Jan. 25 [cited 2022 Jul. 30];10(F):263-8. oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/7919 doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.7919

Touch-based interventions in the treatment of PTSD - With a growing evidence base for the efficacy of these interventions, one intervention, Emotional Freedom Technique, prevailed.Full paper here - www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S1876382022000695

Skinny Genes - 6 week online EFT trial for weight/emotional eating - Church, D., Stapleton, P. B., & Raynor, D. (2022). Skinny Genes, a Six Week Online Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Program, is Associated with Durable Weight Loss and Improved Psychological Symptoms. Advances in Mind-Body Medicine, 36(1), 13-21. Paper is here eftuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Skinny-…

Dr David Feinstein's new paper was been published by the American Psychological Association - Combining Acupressure with Established Psychological Methods Improves Clinical Outcomes. An overview of the paper and link is here - www.growkudos.com/publications/10.1037%25252Fint00…

Dr David Feinstein's other new paper - Uses of Energy Psychology Following Catastrophic Events. Full access here www.frontiersin.org/.../fpsyg.2022.856209/full

New fMRI study on Tapping for fear of flying - Full Paper here www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S2213158222000614

Thought Field Therapy for dental fear - Paper is Amal S Al Awdah., et al. “The Effect of Thought Field Therapy on Dental Fear among Saudi Women during Restorative Treatment”. EC Dental Science 20.5 (2021): 78-85. Available www.ecronicon.com/ecde/ECDE-20-01660.php

EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) As An Alternative Therapy To Reduce Anxiety Disorders and Depression in People Who Are Positive Covid-19 - paper is here repository.unmuhpnk.ac.id/1396/1/EFT%20%28Emotiona…

Efficacy of Emotional Freedom Technique and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Short-Term Memory, Psychophysiological coherence and Heart Rate in Indian Adults
available here aditum.org/journals/%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20…

EFT for Self Esteem - Wati et al., (2022). The Effect of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) to the Self Esteem among Nurses. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 18(SUPP2): 239-242 Available here medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2022012614523044_1…

Effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques on Psychological Symptoms and Cravings among Patients with Substance Related Disorders Paper is here www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/Effect%20of%2…