Single Session EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) for Stress-Related Symptoms After Motor Vehicle Accidents

Case series👥 3 participantsPreliminary✓ Source-checked

In plain English. This clinical report describes three individual cases of using a single EFT session to treat stress reactions after car accidents, at different points in time after the crash. As three case reports, this can only illustrate possible applications, not prove effectiveness.

What they found

people took part

Presents 3 case histories of single-session EFT for acute psychological trauma immediately after an accident, urticaria as a stress reaction 2 weeks post-accident, and PTSD/whiplash syndrome 11 months after an accident.

How the study worked

Who took partthree patients after motor vehicle accidents (MVA) (n=3)

What they didThis is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.

Measured withclinical case observation

The full record

Design	Case series
Participants	3 people
Population	three patients after motor vehicle accidents (MVA)
Outcome measures	clinical case observation
Journal	Energy Psychology: Theory, Research & Treatment
Year	2010
Language	English
Method	EFT / tapping
Publication type	Case report
Verification	✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Burk, L. (2010). Single Session EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) for Stress-Related Symptoms After Motor Vehicle Accidents. Energy Psychology: Theory, Research & Treatment. https://doi.org/10.9769/EPJ.2010.2.1.LB

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Single Session EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) for Stress-Related Symptoms After Motor Vehicle Accidents

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