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Emotional freedom techniques in mental health care: evidence review, gaps, and future directions

Salicru, S. · Academia Mental Health and Well-Being · 2025

ReviewPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 Unknown
In plain English. This paper takes stock of over 100 published EFT studies covering everything from everyday stress to PTSD after disasters, and asks honestly why a technique with this much research behind it still faces pushback from parts of the scientific community. It lays out where the evidence is solid and where the gaps are, then proposes a research agenda to close them. It's a balanced state-of-the-field review rather than a new trial, so it doesn't add fresh outcome numbers of its own.

What they found

The review notes that despite over 100 published studies reporting EFT's efficacy for stress, anxiety, depression, and PTSD, the therapy remains controversial in the scientific community, and identifies conceptual, methodological, and practical gaps in the literature.

How the study worked

Who took partReview of EFT literature covering stress, anxiety, depression, childhood trauma, and PTSD populations
What they didThis is a review or commentary synthesizing existing work rather than reporting a new trial.

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DesignReview
PopulationReview of EFT literature covering stress, anxiety, depression, childhood trauma, and PTSD populations
JournalAcademia Mental Health and Well-Being
Year2025
CountryUnknown
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeReview or meta-analysis
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Salicru, S. (2025). Emotional freedom techniques in mental health care: evidence review, gaps, and future directions. Academia Mental Health and Well-Being. https://doi.org/10.20935/MHealthWellB7723

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Multiple Conditions ✓ Review WHAT THEY FOUND The review notes that despite over 100published studies reporting EFT's efficacyfor stress, anxiety, depression… Review Salicru · 2025 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com