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Therapists' observations in reduction of unpleasant emotions following Advanced Integrative Therapy interventions

Brown, G., Batra, K., Hong, S., Sottile, R., Bakhru, R., Dorin, E. · Energy Psychology Journal · 2022

Outcome study👥 76 participantsPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 United States
In plain English. This study surveyed 76 therapists about what they observed in clients treated with Advanced Integrative Therapy, a tapping-related technique, mostly for clearing chronic emotional patterns rather than single events. Clients' self-rated distress started at a high 8.3 out of 10 on average and fell to nearly zero in 92% of the sessions therapists described. The catch is this is clinician-reported survey data, not a controlled trial with client outcomes measured directly.

What they found

76
people took part

Across 76 therapist survey responses, average pre-AIT distress scores of 8.3 out of 10 dropped to 0 or 1 in 92% of cases after a single AIT session.

How the study worked

Who took partclinicians practicing Advanced Integrative Therapy (AIT), a related energy psychology technique (n=76)
What they didParticipants received tapping and were measured before and after, without a separate comparison group.
Measured withSubjective Units of Distress (SUD)

The full record

DesignOutcome study
Participants76 people
Populationclinicians practicing Advanced Integrative Therapy (AIT), a related energy psychology technique
Outcome measuresSubjective Units of Distress (SUD)
JournalEnergy Psychology Journal
Year2022
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeStudy / trial
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Brown, G., Batra, K., Hong, S., Sottile, R., Bakhru, R., & Dorin, E. (2022). Therapists' observations in reduction of unpleasant emotions following Advanced Integrative Therapy interventions. Energy Psychology Journal. https://doi.org/10.9769/EPJ.2022.14.1.GB

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Trauma (other) 76 participants WHAT THEY FOUND Across 76 therapist survey responses,average pre-AIT distress scores of 8.3 outof 10 dropped to 0 or 1 in 92% of… Outcome study · 76 participants Brown · 2022 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com