Using energy psychology to remediate emotional wounds rooted in childhood trauma: preliminary clinical guidelines

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In plain English. This paper argues that tapping-based approaches, which work at the body level rather than through talk alone, may have advantages for healing childhood trauma - echoing the well-known idea that 'the body keeps the score.' It reviews how acupoint tapping might affect the brain networks most tied to early trauma and offers practical guidance for therapists. It's a clinical guidelines and theory paper, not a new clinical trial.

What they found

The paper reviews the development, efficacy, and plausible brain-network mechanisms of energy psychology for ACE-related conditions, and offers clinical guidelines for its stage-by-stage use in treating severe or multiple ACEs.

How the study worked

Who took partadults with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)

What they didThis is a review or commentary synthesizing existing work rather than reporting a new trial.

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Design	Review
Population	adults with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
Journal	Frontiers in Psychology
Year	2023
Country	United States
Language	English
Method	EFT / tapping
Publication type	Review or meta-analysis
Verification	✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Feinstein, D. (2023). Using energy psychology to remediate emotional wounds rooted in childhood trauma: preliminary clinical guidelines. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1277555

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Using energy psychology to remediate emotional wounds rooted in childhood trauma: preliminary clinical guidelines

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