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Established and emerging PTSD treatments

Gaffney, D. · Mental Health Clinician · 2013

ReviewPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 United States
In plain English. This review article surveys the landscape of established and newer PTSD treatments, mentioning EFT as one option among many established and emerging therapies and drugs. It's a broad educational overview, not a study evaluating EFT specifically.

What they found

Reviews common categories of PTSD interventions, including prolonged exposure therapy, cognitive processing therapy, and emotional freedom techniques, among others, along with pharmacological approaches.

How the study worked

Who took partnarrative review of PTSD treatment categories
What they didThis is a review or commentary synthesizing existing work rather than reporting a new trial.

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DesignReview
Populationnarrative review of PTSD treatment categories
JournalMental Health Clinician
Year2013
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeReview or meta-analysis
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Gaffney, D. (2013). Established and emerging PTSD treatments. Mental Health Clinician. https://doi.org/10.9740/mhc.n131766

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