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World Trade Center: A longitudinal case study for treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with Emotional Freedom Technique and Eye Movement

Nicosia, G., Minewiser, L., Freger, A. · Work · 2019

Case series👥 1 participantsPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 United States
In plain English. A World Trade Center collapse survivor with long-standing, complex PTSD was treated with a combination of EFT and EMDR and reportedly recovered enough to return to work. As a single detailed case study combining two techniques, this cannot isolate what tapping specifically contributed.

What they found

1
people took part

A single session of EFT combined with EMDR eliminated clinically significant scores on both the TSI and PAI immediately post-treatment; treatment concluded with nearly complete symptom remediation and a return to work.

How the study worked

Who took partsurvivor of the Twin Towers collapse (9/11) with prolonged, complex PTSD and dissociated memories (n=1)
What they didThis is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.
Measured withTrauma Symptom Inventory (TSI), Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)

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DesignCase series
Participants1 people
Populationsurvivor of the Twin Towers collapse (9/11) with prolonged, complex PTSD and dissociated memories
Outcome measuresTrauma Symptom Inventory (TSI), Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)
JournalWork
Year2019
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeCase report
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Nicosia, G., Minewiser, L., & Freger, A. (2019). World Trade Center: A longitudinal case study for treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with Emotional Freedom Technique and Eye Movement. Work. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-192921

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE PTSD & Trauma 1 participants WHAT THEY FOUND A single session of EFT combined with EMDReliminated clinically significant scores onboth the TSI and PAI… Case series · 1 participants Nicosia · 2019 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com