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Thought Field Therapy and its derivatives: Rapid relief of mental health problems through tapping on the Body

Mollon, P. · Primary Care and Community Psychiatry · 2007

Review Preliminary ✓ Source-checked 📍 United Kingdom
In plain English. This review traces tapping's lineage back to its origins in Applied Kinesiology and Roger Callahan's early protocols for phobias and anxiety, through to its later use for trauma, and mentions a large South American study among the supporting evidence. As a historical overview, it doesn't present its own new outcome data.

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This review traces tapping's lineage back to its origins in Applied Kinesiology and Roger Callahan's early protocols for phobias and anxiety, through to its…

The review traces Thought Field Therapy's development from Applied Kinesiology through Roger Callahan's protocols for anxieties and phobias to its later application to trauma, noting a variety of supporting evidence including a large South American study.

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Who took part review of Thought Field Therapy and derivative tapping methods
What they did This is a review or commentary synthesizing existing work rather than reporting a new trial.

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Populationreview of Thought Field Therapy and derivative tapping methods
JournalPrimary Care and Community Psychiatry
Year2007
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
MethodThought Field Therapy (related Tapping method)
Publication typeReview or meta-analysis
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Mollon, P. (2007). Thought Field Therapy and its derivatives: Rapid relief of mental health problems through tapping on the Body. Primary Care and Community Psychiatry.

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