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.

467records catalogued
124randomized controlled trials
45meta-analyses & reviews
9languages
43countries

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

The honest framing

What responsible coverage should note.

Strong, growing, and not yet settled. Tapping has more than 124 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.

Assets

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