• Marshall University Outcome Study
• Traumatology Outcome Study
• Psychotherapy Review Article
• Review Paper on the Physiological Mechanisms of Action of EP

The Marshall University study was a pilot study. It was the precursor of the randomized controlled trial, and was performed to determine the results of the six session EFT intervention. It found that PTSD reduced by 50%, from clinical to subclinical levels (p < .016). To download a copy of the paper in PDF format, click here. This study was published in a peer-reviewed journal, the International Journal of Healing and Caring.

The third study was published in the peer-reviewed journal Traumatology. It examined the effects of a one week EFT intensive. It found that the average veteran with high levels of PTSD recovered fully during the intensive, and that even a year later, PTSD levels remained low (p < .002).

The nationwide randomized controlled trial is now being replicated by an independent research team, consisting of professors from Marshall University Medical School, the University of California at Berkeley, and George Washington University.

In addition to outcome studies, a number of review articles on EFT have appeared in peer-reviewed psychology journals. Psychotherapy, a flagship journal of the American Psychological Association or APA, has published a review describing why PTSD sufferers respond so quickly to these methods. To view a PDF of this paper, called "Rapid Treatment of PTSD: Why Psychological Exposure with Acupoint Tapping May Be Effective," click here.

Another review of the physiological mechanisms of action that underlie these therapies appeared in another peer-reviewed journal, Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, & Treatment. To download a PDF of "The Neurochemistry of Counterconditioning: Acupressure Desensitization in Psychotherapy," click here.

To understand the century of psychological research that underlies energy psychology and EFT, click here for an editorial article from the same journal. The title is "Fighting the Fire: Emotions, Evolution, and the Future of Psychology," and it is written by the founder of Soul Medicine Institute, Dawson Church, PhD.

There is a great deal of outcome research on EFT, showing that it is effective for many conditions besides PTSD. There are EFT studies that show its effects on depression, anxiety, cravings, pain, fibromyalgia, and other conditions, as well as PTSD. To view the EFT research page, click here.