The Tapping Evidence Base
Press kit

Does Tapping actually work? Here are the numbers.

Everything a journalist needs to write about the evidence for EFT Tapping — the top-line figures, the strongest findings, and the honest caveats — sourced and linkable.

407studies & reviews catalogued
99randomized controlled trials
42meta-analyses & reviews
8languages
41countries

The headline findings

Pooled results from published meta-analyses. Every figure links to its source in the full database.

PTSD & Trauma: Chen et al. (2025) — pooled Hedges' g = -2.062 (95% CI -2.759 to -1.452, SMD scale). European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
Anxiety: Clond et al. (2016) — pooled pre-post effect size (within-group) = 1.23 (95% CI 0.82-1.64). Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
Depression: Seok et al. (2024) — pooled Hedges' g = 1.268 (95% CI 0.951-1.585). Journal of Clinical Medicine

A note on reading these numbers: pooled effects this large partly reflect how the underlying trials were run. Many compared tapping to waitlists or usual care rather than an active treatment, and most used self-reported outcomes, both of which inflate pooled estimates in any therapy literature. The per-condition pages report each trial's comparison group so you can judge for yourself.

The honest framing

What responsible coverage should note.

Strong, growing, and not yet settled. Tapping has 99 randomized controlled trials and multiple meta-analyses showing large effects for anxiety, PTSD, and depression — a bigger evidence base than most people assume. It is also still maturing: the strongest future studies will compare tapping head-to-head with established treatments like CBT. Both things are true, and saying so is what makes this resource trustworthy.

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