מאמרים 

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מחקר אקדמי על שיטת CBT 

יתווסף בהמשך. 

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מחקר אקדמי על שיטת EFT-Tapping 

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על שיטת EFT-Tapping, פורסמו למעלה ממאה מחקרים מבוססי ראיות, על פי הקריטריונים שהוגדרו על ידי איגוד הפסיכולוגים האמריקני-  the American Psychological Association's Division 12 Task Force on Empirically Validated Treatments. 

הקריטריונים לטיפול מבוסס אמפירית מחייבים שתי קבוצות ביקורת, אשר מנוהלות על ידי קבוצות חוקרים עצמאיות. 

על מנת שטיפול יוגדר כ"יעיל", המחקר מוכרח להדגים כי הטיפול יעיל יותר מרשימת המתנה, פלסבו, או מטיפול מבוסס ויעיל אחר. 

שיטת EFT-Tapping נחקרה בעשר מדינות שונות עד היום, על ידי חוקרים ממוסדות אקדמיים מהנחשבים בעולם, וביניהם: ביה"ס לרפואה של הרווארד, אוניברסיטת ברקלי בקליפורניה, אוניברסיטת ניו יורק, אוניברסיטת סטפורדשייר באנגליה, אוניברסיטת לונד בשבדיה, אוניברסיטת אנקרה בטורקיה, אוניברסיטת סנטו תומס בפיליפינים, ביה"ח ליסטר באנגליה, אוניברסיטת בונד ואוניברסיטת גריפית' באוסטרליה, ועוד. 

המאמרים המובאים כאן, פורסמו בכתבי עת נכבדים, ועברו ביקורות עמיתים. 

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מחקרי ניתוח תוצאות: 

מחקרים המשווים תוצאות, כגון רמות כאב, רמות סימפטומים דיכאוניים, ועוד, בין שתי קבוצות, או בקרב אותה קבוצה לפני ואחרי טיפול ב- EFT-Tapping. 

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Feinstein, D. (2012). Acupoint stimulation in treating psychological disorders: Evidence of efficacy. Review of General Psychology, 16(4), 364-380.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0028602

להורדת המאמר

תקציר המאמר: הפסיכולוג ד"ר דוד פיינשטיין מביה"ס לרפואה של אוניברסיטת ג'ון הופקינס בבולטימור, ארה"ב, עורך במאמר זה סקירה ביקורתית של 18 מתוך עשרות מאמרים אקדמיים על שיטת EFT-Tapping. 

סקירה זו מובילה למסקנה כי לטיפול בשיטה ישנה יעילות גבוהה, כמו גם תוצאות סטטיסטיות חיוביות נוספות, אשר אינן יכולות להיות מקריות, לאחר מספר טיפולים מצומצם יחסית. נמצא כי על פי קריטריונים מבוססי-ראיות של אגודת הפסיכולוגים האמריקנית, הטיפול נחל הצלחה במספר מצבים, וביניהם גם דיכאון והפרעת דחק פוסט טראומטית (PTSD). מכניזם נוירולוגי העשוי להיות קשור בממצאים החזקים והמפתיעים הללו, נלקח גם הוא בחשבון.

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 EFT-Tapping לחרדה

• EFT for anxiety: A systematic review with meta-analysis

• EFT to reduce the side effects associated with tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitor use in women with breast cancer: A service evaluation

• Reducing mathematics anxiety among students with pseudo-dyscalculia in Ibadan through numerical cognition and EFT: Moderating effect of mathematics efficacy

• Tapping for PEAS: EFT in reducing Presentation Expression Anxiety Syndrome (PEAS) in university students

• Efficacy of EFT in reducing public speaking anxiety: A randomized controlled trial

• Reductions in pain, depression, and anxiety after PTSD symptom remediation in veterans

• The effect of progressive muscular relaxation and EFT on test anxiety in high school students: A randomized controlled trial

• Tapping for success: A pilot study to explore if EFT can reduce anxiety and enhance academic performance in university students 

• Tapping your way to success: Using EFT to reduce anxiety and improve communication skills in social work students 

• EFT reduces anxiety among women undergoing surgery 

• Pain and anxiety reduction of first stage maternity mothers using SEFT intervention 

• Is EFT generalizable? Comparing effects in sport science students versus complementary therapy students

• The effect of a brief EFT self-intervention on anxiety, depression, pain and cravings in healthcare workers

• Secondary psychological outcomes in a controlled trial of EFT and cognitive behaviour therapy in the treatment of food cravings

• The effect of EFT on stress and anxiety in nursing students: A pilot study 

• EFT: An alternative therapy in destressing 

• The effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy and EFT in reducing depression and anxiety among adults: A pilot study

• Effectiveness of EFT on occupational stress for preschool teachers

• EFT and anxiety level of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

• A randomized controlled comparison of EFT and cognitive-behavioral therapy to reduce adolescent anxiety: A pilot study 

• Interventions to reduce anxiety for gifted children and adolescents

• Pilot study of EFT, WHEE and CBT for treatment of test anxiety in university students

• Psychological symptom change after group application of EFT

• Psychological and physiological symptoms of psoriasis after group EFT

• Psychological symptom change in veterans after six sessions of EFT: An observational study

• Reducing anxiety in dental patients using EFT: A pilot study

• The effect of EFT on patients with dental anxiety: A pilot study

• Self-administered EFT in individuals with fibromyalgia: A randomized trial

• Can EFT be effective in the treatment of emotional conditions? Results of a service evaluation in Sandwell

• Case series of panic disorder patients treated with Oriental medical treatments and EFT

• Assessment of EFT: An alternative treatment for fear

• Can Matrix Reimprinting be effective in the treatment of emotional conditions in a public health setting? Results of a U.K. pilot study

• Methodological problems in Waite & Holder (2003) preclude meaningful interpretations about EFT

• The effectiveness of EFT for optimal test performance: A randomized controlled trial 

• The effects of EFT on long-term psychological symptoms

• The treatment of combat trauma in veterans using EFT: A pilot protocol

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 EFT-Tapping בספורט

Athletic Performance

• The effect of EFT on athletic performance: A randomized controlled blind trial

• The effect of EFT on soccer performance: A randomized controlled trial

• A re-examination of Church's (2009) study into the effects of EFT on basketball free-throw performance

• Preliminary evidence for the treatment of type I 'yips': The efficacy of EFT

• Sports confidence and critical incident intensity after a brief application of EFT: A pilot study

• Healing into life after sport: Dealing with student-athlete loss, grief, and transition with EFT

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 EFT-Tapping לדיכאון

• A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and non-randomized trials of EFT for the treatment of depression 

• EFT to reduce the side effects associated with tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitor use in women with breast cancer: A service evaluation

• Brief group intervention using EFT for depression in college students: A randomized controlled trial

• Reductions in pain, depression, and anxiety after remediation of PTSD symptoms in veterans

• Can EFT be effective in the treatment of emotional conditions? Results of a service evaluation in Sandwell

• Is acupoint stimulation an active ingredient in EFT? A controlled trial of teacher burnout

• Depression symptoms improve after successful weight loss with EFT: A randomized controlled trial

• The effect of a brief EFT self-intervention on anxiety, depression, pain and cravings in healthcare workers

• Secondary psychological outcomes in a controlled trial of EFT and cognitive behaviour therapy in the treatment of food cravings

• The effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy and EFT in reducing depression and anxiety among adults: A pilot study

• Psychological symptom change after group application of EFT

• Psychological symptom change in veterans after six sessions of EFT: An observational study

• Self-administered EFT in individuals with fibromyalgia: A randomized trial

• The effects of EFT on long-term psychological symptoms

• The treatment of combat trauma in veterans using EFT: A pilot protocol

• A feasibility study: EFT for depression in Australian adults

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 EFT-Tapping לכאב ולסימפטומים פיזיים

• EFT effects on psychoimmunological factors of chemically pulmonary injured veterans

• Pain, range of motion, and psychological symptoms in a population with frozen shoulder: A randomized controlled dismantling study of Clinical EFT

• Investigation on EFT effectiveness in diabetic patients’ blood sugar control

• The effectiveness of EFT for improving the physical, mental, and emotional health of people with chronic diseases and/or mental health conditions: A systemic review protocol

• Effects of EFT on the reduction of chronic pain in adults: A pilot study

• The lived experience of chronic pain and the impact of brief EFT group therapy on coping 

• EFT to reduce the side effects associated with tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitor use in women with breast cancer: A service evaluation

• TBI symptoms improve after PTSD remediation with EFT

• Effect of EFT on perceived stress, quality of life, and cortisol salivary levels in tension-type headache sufferers: A randomized controlled trial

• Self-administered EFT in individuals with fibromyalgia: A randomized trial

• EFT as an effective adjunctive treatment in the neurotherapeutic treatment of seizure disorders

• The treatment of combat trauma in veterans using EFT: A pilot protocol

• Can Matrix Reimprinting be effective in the treatment of emotional conditions in a public health setting? Results of a U.K. pilot study

• Neurophysiological indicators of EFT treatment of posttraumatic stress

• Reductions in pain, depression, and anxiety after PTSD symptom remediation in veterans

• Psychological and physiological symptoms of psoriasis after group EFT: A pilot study

• A preliminary study for the evaluation of the effects of EFT for insomnia in the elderly

• A comparison of EFT–Insomnia (EFT-I) and Sleep Hygiene Education (SHE) in a geriatric population: A randomized controlled trial

• EFT and anxiety level of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

• Spiritual EFT intervention to reduce pain in cancer patients 

• Pain and anxiety reduction of first stage maternity mothers using SEFT intervention 

• The effectiveness of a training program based on EFT in upgrading feelings of happiness for diabetics in Gaza

• The effect of a brief EFT self-intervention on anxiety, depression, pain and cravings in healthcare workers

• The effectiveness of EFT on the somatic symptoms of fibromyalgia

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 EFT-Tapping לפוביות

• Evaluation of a meridian-based intervention, EFT, for reducing specific phobias of small animals

• EFT reduces intense fears: A partial replication and extension of Wells et al. (2003)

• The immediate effect of a brief energy psychology intervention (EFT) on specific phobias: A pilot study

• Physiological and psychological effects of a mind/body therapy on claustrophobia

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 EFT-Tapping לפוסט טראומה - PTSD

• The effectiveness of EFT in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis 

• EFT to treat posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans: Review of the evidence, survey of practitioners, and proposed clinical guidelines

• The manual stimulation of acupuncture points in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: A review of Clinical EFT

• A controlled comparison of the effectiveness and efficiency of two psychological therapies for PTSD: EMDR vs. EFT

• Psychological trauma symptom improvement in veterans using EFT: A randomized controlled trial

• EFT remediates PTSD and psychological symptoms in veterans: A randomized controlled replication trial

• CAM and energy psychology techniques remediate PTSD symptoms in veterans and spouses

• Borrowing benefits: Group treatment with Clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques is associated with simultaneous reductions in posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression symptoms

• Six sessions of EFT remediate one veteran's combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder

• Efficacy of two evidence-based therapies, EFT and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), for the treatment of gender violence in the Congo: A randomized controlled trial

• Effects of integrative PTSD treatment in a military health setting

• Epigenetic effects of PTSD remediation in veterans using Clinical EFT: A randomized controlled pilot study

• Randomized controlled study comparing two psychological therapies for PTSD: EFT vs. Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)

• EFT and resiliency in veterans at risk for PTSD: A randomized controlled trial

• Single session reduction of the intensity of traumatic memories in abused adolescents: A randomized controlled trial

• Efficacy of EFT provided by coaches vs. licensed therapists in veterans with PTSD

• Neurophysiological indicators of EFT Treatment of posttraumatic stress

• Post-earthquake rehabilitation of clinical PTSD in Haitian seminarians

• The impact of EFT and Matrix Reimprinting on the civilian survivors of war in Bosnia: A pilot study

• Psychological symptom change in veterans after six sessions of EFT: An observational study

• Six trauma imprints treated with combination intervention: Critical incident stress debriefing and Thought Field Therapy (TFT) or EFT

• Telephone delivery of EFT remediates PTSD symptoms in veterans

• The treatment of combat trauma in veterans using EFT: A pilot protocol

• Psychological intervention including EFT for an adult with motor vehicle accident related PTSD: A case study

• The efficacy of EFT for treating trauma in a female population following an earthquake in Indonesia 

• Established and emerging PTSD treatments 

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 EFT-Tapping לירידה במשקל, תשוקות והתמכרויות 

• Food for thought: A randomized controlled trial of EFT and cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of food cravings

• A randomized clinical trial of a meridian-based intervention for food cravings with six month follow-up

• Clinical benefits of EFT on food cravings at 12-months follow-up: A randomized controlled trial

• Emotional Freedom Techniques for food cravings in overweight adults: A comparison of treatment length

• EFT in the treatment of unhealthy eating behaviors and related psychological constructs in adolescents: A randomized controlled pilot trial

• The effect of a brief EFT self-intervention on anxiety, depression, pain and cravings in healthcare workers

• Secondary psychological outcomes in a controlled trial of EFT and cognitive behaviour therapy in the treatment of food cravings

• The effect of EFT on psychological symptoms in addiction treatment: A pilot study

• Quitting smoking: How to use EFT

• Practical application of EFT for food cravings

• The effect of EFT on students’ video game addiction

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 דו"חות קליניים על טיפול ב- EFT-Tapping 

Clinical Reports describe the use of EFT with various groups, e.g., university students, prisoners, refugees, or abused children. They may contain quantitative data such as scores on symptom assessments or they may describe the ways in which practitioners can work with this population.

• Energy Psychology: Practices and theories of new combinations of psychotherapy

• Supporting chronic disease healthcare through remote EFT Treatment and self-care: An evaluation using the WHO determinants of health

• EFT entry in The Sage Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy

• A virtual emotional freedom practitioner to deliver physical and emotional therapy

• EFT: Finally, a unifying theory for the practice of holistic nursing, or too good to be true?

• Application of EFT

• Change is possible: EFT with life-sentence and veteran prisoners at San Quentin State Prison

• EFT: A safe treatment intervention for many trauma-based issues

• A survey of energy psychology practitioners: Who they are, what they do, who they help 

• Determining highly desirable traits of an effective EFT practitioner: A Delphi study 

• Emotional acupuncture—Nursing Standard

• Energy Psychology and psychotherapy: A study of the use of Energy Psychology in psychotherapy practice

• Subjective dimensions of meaning in the clinical encounter: Unifying personhood and disease 

• Stress management for the treatment of sleep disorders in lawyers: Pilot experimental study in Athens, Hellas

• A virtual emotional freedom therapy practitioner (Demonstration)

• The effect of EFT therapy on the reduction of aggression in single mothers

• Qualitative analysis of the influence of an EFT group treatment program for suppressed anger patients

• EFT remediates dental fear: A case series 

• Six Sessions of Emotional Freedom Techniques Remediate One Veteran's Combat-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Clinical story of a 6-year-old boy's eating phobia: An integrated approach

• EFT for traumatic brain injury

• Treating trauma using shamanic and non-local methods: Theory, mechanisms, and relevance to current clinical practice

• EFT, in The Practising Midwife

• EFT: Energy psychology integration in the workplace setting

• Energy Psychology treatment for orphan heads of households in Rwanda: An observational study

• Energy Psychology treatment for posttraumatic stress in genocide survivors in a Rwandan orphanage: A pilot investigation

• Integrating Energy Psychology into treatment for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse

• Preliminary evidence for the treatment of type I 'yips': The efficacy of the Emotional Freedom Techniques

• Single-session EFT for stress-related symptoms after motor vehicle accidents

• It helps me to love my work: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the senior therapist experience of using Energy Psychology in psychotherapy for trauma

• Energy for healing trauma: Energy Psychology and the efficient treatment of trauma and PTSD

• Six trauma imprints treated with combination intervention: Critical incident stress debriefing and Thought Field Therapy (TFT) or EFT

• Psychological intervention including EFT for an adult with motor vehicle accident related PTSD: A case study

• A case report of schizophreniform disorder treated by Oriental medical treatment and EFT

• A case report of a somatization disorder patient with histrionic personality disorder

• A case report of a patient with heart and gallbladder somatization disorder induced by stress

• A case study of Tourette’s syndrome with adjunct neurofeedback treatment

• Veterans: Finding their way home with EFT

• Working with military service members and veterans: A field report of obstacles and opportunities

• Effect of trance techniques on emotion and pain: Utilizing NLP and EFT

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המכניקה של שיטת  EFT-Tapping

The "mechanisms of action" for a technique such as EFT describe what is happening in the body during application of the technique. These papers describe the neurological, epigenetic, psychoneuroimmunological, and hormonal pathways engaged by EFT.

• The effect of EFT on stress biochemistry: A randomized controlled trial

• Epigenetic effects of PTSD remediation in veterans using Clinical EFT: A randomized controlled pilot study

• Pain, range of motion, and psychological symptoms in a population with frozen shoulder: A randomized controlled dismantling study of Clinical EFT

• Differential gene expression after EFT treatment: A novel pilot protocol for salivary mRNA assessment

• Neurophysiological indicators of EFT treatment of posttraumatic stress

• Modulating gene expression through psychotherapy: The contribution of non-invasive somatic interventions

• Taming the amygdala: An EEG analysis of exposure therapy for the traumatized

• EFT as an effective adjunctive treatment in the neurotherapeutic treatment of seizure disorders

• Is acupoint tapping an active ingredient or an inert placebo in EFT? A randomized controlled dismantling study

• EFT for stress in students: A randomized controlled dismantling study

• Influence of Spiritual Therapy EFT (SEFT) on cortisol levels and immunoglobulin E (study of anxiety in pregnant women in independent practice midwives Semarang)

• Energy healing at the frontier of genomics

• How EFT may be utilizing memory reconsolidation mechanisms for therapeutic change in neuropsychiatric disorders such as PTSD and phobia: A proposed model

• Energy Psychology in rehabilitation: Origins, clinical applications, and theory

• The neurochemistry of counterconditioning: Acupressure desensitization in psychotherapy

• A neurobiological basis for the observed peripheral sensory modulation of emotional responses

• Evidence and potential mechanisms for mindfulness practices and energy psychology for obesity and binge-eating disorder

• The Dream to Freedom Technique, a methodology for integrating the complementary therapies of Energy Psychology and dreamwork

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מחקרי ניתוח תוצאות וניתוח נתונים על שיטת  EFT-Tapping

Review Articles & Meta-Analyses

Review articles gather all the evidence for a method, such as EFT, or a condition, such as phobias, PTSD, or pain. They review the studies that have been completed and draw general conclusions about the characteristics of the method. Many review articles of EFT and/or Energy Psychology have been published in peer-reviewed journals:

• EFT for anxiety: A systematic review with meta-analysis

• A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and non-randomized trials of EFT for the treatment of depression

• The manual stimulation of acupuncture points in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: A review of Clinical EFT

• The effectiveness of EFT in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis

• Empirically supported psychological treatments: The challenge of evaluating clinical innovations

• Is tapping on acupuncture points an active ingredient in Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)? A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies

• Acupoint stimulation in treating psychological disorders: Evidence of efficacy

• EFT to treat posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans: Review of the evidence, survey of practitioners, and proposed clinical guidelines

• Clinical EFT as an evidence-based practice for the treatment of psychological and physiological conditions

• EFT as a practice for supporting chronic disease healthcare: A practitioners’ perspective

• The efficacy of acupoint stimulation in the treatment of psychological distress: A meta-analysis

• Rapid treatment of PTSD: Why psychological exposure with acupoint tapping may be effective

• A narrative systematic review of the effectiveness of EFT

• Stress management techniques: Evidence-based procedures that reduce stress and promote health

• Trends in meridian-based psychotherapy—a review of research on EFT

• Clinical EFT as single session therapy: Cases, research, indications, and cautions

• Mindful energy psychology: History, theory, research, and practice

• Efficacy of 15 emerging interventions for the treatment of PTSD: A systematic review

• State-of-the-art prevention and treatment of PTSD: Pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and nonpharmacological somatic therapies 

• Application of EFT

• Energy psychology in the treatment of PTSD: Psychobiology and clinical principles

• A review of CAM modalities for the prevention and treatment of PTSD

• Emerging trauma therapies: Critical analysis and discussion of three novel approaches

• Complementary and alternative medicine in VA specialized PTSD treatment programs

• Traditional Chinese medicine as a basis for treating psychiatric disorders: A review of theory with illustrative cases

• Stress and health: Symptoms and techniques of psychotherapeutic management

• Performance anxiety

• Controversies in Energy Psychology

• Attachment and Energy Psychology: Explorations at the interface of bodily, mental, relational, and transpersonal aspects of human behavior and experience

• Energy Psychology: A review of the preliminary evidence

• Energy Psychology in disaster relief

• Oriental medical interventions for PTSD: A model of Oriental medicine for disaster mental health

• Energy Psychology in rehabilitation: Origins, clinical applications, and theory

• Energy Psychology—special issue of New Jersey Psychologist

• Energy Psychology: Time for a second look

• Energy Psychology: Practices and theories of new combinations of psychotherapy 

• The effectiveness of body-oriented psychotherapy: A review of the literature 

• Evidence and potential mechanisms for mindfulness practices and Energy Psychology for obesity and binge-eating disorder

• Theoretical and methodological problems in research on EFT and other meridian-based therapies

• Thought Field Therapy and its derivatives: Rapid relief of mental health problems through tapping on the body

• Your DNA is not your destiny: Behavioral epigenetics and the role of emotions in health

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