Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) as an Effective Adjunctive Treatment in the Neurotherapeutic Treatment of Seizure Disorders

Swingle, Paul G.

doi:10.9769/epj.2010.2.1.pgs

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“…These UCS are presented contingently on changes in brainwave amplitude (i.e., crossing of training threshold). The UCS can be light (e.g., 11 Hz flashing lights), sound (e.g., subthreshold binaural frequencies), and stimulation of acupuncture points, all of which have been shown to affect brainwave amplitudes (Swingle, 1996a(Swingle, , 1996b(Swingle, , 2006(Swingle, , 2008(Swingle, , 2010b(Swingle, , 2010cSwingle, Pulos & Swingle, 2005). Emotional abreactions are expected either during or shortly after braindriving treatments, which makes the psychotherapeutic process remarkably efficient for the treatment of PTSD and less severe consequences of emotional stress.…”

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The Effects of Negative Emotional Stimuli on Alpha Blunting

Swingle¹

2013

Journal of Neurotherapy

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“…Several EFT studies have used electroencephalography (EEG) to demonstrate a downregulation of those brain frequencies associated with anxiety [28–30]. Feinstein summarized the evidence for EFT, hypothesizing “that (a) tapping on selected acupoints (b) during imaginal exposure (c) quickly and permanently reduces maladaptive fear responses to traumatic memories and related cues” [31].…”

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Depression Symptoms Improve after Successful Weight Loss with Emotional Freedom Techniques

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Sheldon

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ISRN Psychiatry

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Ninety-six overweight or obese adults were randomly allocated to a four-week EFT treatment or waitlist condition. Waitlist participants crossed over to the EFT group upon completion of wait period. Degree of food craving, perceived power of food, restraint capabilities, and psychological symptoms were assessed at pretreatment, posttreatment and at 12-month follow-up for combined EFT groups. Significant improvements in weight, body mass index, food cravings, subjective power of food, craving restraint and psychological coping for EFT participants from pretreatment to 12-month follow-up (P < 0.05) were reported. The current paper isolates the depression symptom levels of participants, as well as levels of eight other psychological conditions. Significant decreases from pre- to posttreatment were found for depression, interpersonal sensitivity, obsessive-compulsivity, paranoid ideation, and somatization (P < 0.05). Significant decreases from pretreatment to 12-month follow-up were found for depression, interpersonal sensitivity, psychoticism, and hostility. The results point to the role depression, and other mental health conditions may play in the successful maintenance of weight loss.

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“…Reports of systematic observations often serve as pilot studies before designing more rigorous investigation. Peerreviewed systematic observation reports of acupoint tapping for psychological problems are included in Dinter, 2008;Feinstein, 2010;Feinstein & Church, 2010;Gallo, 2009;Lubin & Schneider, 2009;Schulz, 2009;Swingle, 2010).…”

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Acupoint Stimulation in Treating Psychological Disorders: Evidence of Efficacy

Feinstein

2012

Review of General Psychology

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Energy psychology is a clinical and self-help modality that combines verbal and physical procedures for effecting therapeutic change. While utilizing established clinical methods such as exposure and cognitive restructuring, the approach also incorporates concepts and techniques from non-Western healing systems. Its most frequently utilized protocols combine the stimulation of acupuncture points (by tapping on, holding, or massaging them) with the mental activation of a targeted psychological issue. Energy psychology has been controversial, in part due to its reliance on explanatory mechanisms that are outside of conventional clinical frameworks and in part because of claims by its early proponents-without adequate research support-of extraordinary speed and power in attaining positive clinical outcomes. This paper revisits some of the field's early claims, as well as current practices, and assesses them in the context of existing evidence. A literature search identified 51 peer-reviewed papers that report or investigate clinical outcomes following the tapping of acupuncture points to address psychological issues. The 18 randomized controlled trials in this sample were critically evaluated for design quality, leading to the conclusion that they consistently demonstrated strong effect sizes and other positive statistical results that far exceed chance after relatively few treatment sessions. Criteria for evidence-based treatments proposed by Division 12 of the American Psychological Association were also applied and found to be met for a number of conditions, including PTSD and depression. Neurological mechanisms that may be involved in these surprisingly strong findings are also considered.

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Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) as an Effective Adjunctive Treatment in the Neurotherapeutic Treatment of Seizure Disorders

Cited by 18 publications

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The Effects of Negative Emotional Stimuli on Alpha Blunting

The Effects of Negative Emotional Stimuli on Alpha Blunting

Depression Symptoms Improve after Successful Weight Loss with Emotional Freedom Techniques

Acupoint Stimulation in Treating Psychological Disorders: Evidence of Efficacy

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