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A review of select CAM modalities for the prevention and treatment of PTSD

Lake, J. · Psychiatric Times · 2014

Review Preliminary ✓ Source-checked 📍 United States
In plain English. This trade-press review makes the case that standard PTSD treatments, medication and conventional therapy, often fall short, with many patients dropping out before they get better, and argues that complementary approaches deserve a serious look as part of the toolkit. It's a general argument piece rather than a study with its own numbers, so it doesn't report a specific tapping outcome.

What they found

This trade-press review makes the case that standard PTSD treatments, medication and conventional therapy, often fall short, with many patients dropping out…

The review argues that conventional pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for PTSD have limited effectiveness and high discontinuation rates, making the case for complementary and alternative medicine interventions as part of PTSD prevention and treatment.

How the study worked

Who took part PTSD patients, complementary and alternative medicine approaches
What they did This is a review or commentary synthesizing existing work rather than reporting a new trial.

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DesignReview
PopulationPTSD patients, complementary and alternative medicine approaches
JournalPsychiatric Times
Year2014
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / Tapping
Publication typeReview or meta-analysis
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Lake, J. (2014). A review of select CAM modalities for the prevention and treatment of PTSD. Psychiatric Times.

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE PTSD & Trauma ✓ Review WHAT THEY FOUND The review argues that conventionalpharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for PTSDhave limited effectiveness and high… Review Lake · 2014 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com