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Anxiety · Depression · Trauma (other)

Changes in psychological symptoms after treatment with a novel therapy, the Phoenix Protocol: A case series

Masters, R., Baertsch, K., Troxel, J. · Energy Psychology Journal · 2018

Case series👥 5 participantsPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 United States
In plain English. Five people with moderate to severe anxiety, most with a trauma history, went through a six-week integrated energy psychology program called the Phoenix Protocol. Their anxiety scores dropped substantially, moving them below the threshold considered clinically significant, and gains were still present three months later. With only five participants and no control group, this is a preliminary signal rather than proof the protocol works.

What they found

5
people took part

Anxiety T-scores decreased an average of 20.2 points over a six-week intervention, with an additional cumulative decrease to 23.2 points below baseline by the 90-day follow-up, moving participants below the clinical cutoff for anxiety.

How the study worked

Who took partadults with moderate to severe anxiety, four of five with a trauma history (n=5)
What they didThis is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.
Measured withBrief Symptom Checklist-18 (BSI-18)

The full record

DesignCase series
Participants5 people
Populationadults with moderate to severe anxiety, four of five with a trauma history
Outcome measuresBrief Symptom Checklist-18 (BSI-18)
JournalEnergy Psychology Journal
Year2018
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeDissertation
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Masters, R., Baertsch, K., & Troxel, J. (2018). Changes in psychological symptoms after treatment with a novel therapy, the Phoenix Protocol: A case series. Energy Psychology Journal. https://doi.org/10.9769/EPJ.2018.10.2.RM

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Anxiety 5 participants WHAT THEY FOUND Anxiety T-scores decreased an average of20.2 points over a six-week intervention,with an additional cumulative… Case series · 5 participants Masters · 2018 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com