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"Tapping with PEP" for reducing alcohol craving: a case study

Mayer-Gutdeutsch, H. · psychopraxis. neuropraxis · 2021

Case series👥 1 participantsPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 Germany
In plain English. One person struggling with alcohol cravings in the German-speaking world tried a tapping-based method called PEP, and the reduced craving reportedly held up a full year later. It's a single case, not a trial, so it's a documented anecdote worth following up rather than evidence at the population level.

What they found

1
people took part

A single-case report using PEP (a German tapping-based method related to EFT) for alcohol craving found the reduction in craving was sustained at 1-year follow-up.

How the study worked

Who took partOne patient with alcohol craving in Germany/Austria (n=1)
What they didThis is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.
Measured withcraving report, 1-year follow-up

The full record

DesignCase series
Participants1 people
PopulationOne patient with alcohol craving in Germany/Austria
Outcome measurescraving report, 1-year follow-up
Journalpsychopraxis. neuropraxis
Year2021
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeCase report
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Mayer-Gutdeutsch, H. (2021). "Tapping with PEP" for reducing alcohol craving: a case study. psychopraxis. neuropraxis. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00739-021-00723-2

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Weight & Food Cravings 1 participants WHAT THEY FOUND A single-case report using PEP (a Germantapping-based method related to EFT) foralcohol craving found the reduction… Case series · 1 participants Mayer-Gutdeutsch · 2021 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com