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Psychological intervention including emotional freedom techniques for an adult with motor vehicle accident related posttraumatic stress disorder: A case study

Sheldon, T. · Current Research in Psychology · 2014

Case series👥 1 participantsPreliminary✓ Source-checked
In plain English. A woman with PTSD from a car accident received six sessions combining EFT with standard psychological treatment and no longer had PTSD by the end. As a single case combining EFT with other therapy, it can't isolate what tapping specifically contributed.

What they found

1
people took part

After six sessions over an eight-week period combining EFT with conventional psychological treatment, the patient no longer met the criteria for PTSD, with improvements on all identified goals and assessment tools.

How the study worked

Who took partone woman with acute PTSD and travel anxiety following a motor vehicle accident (n=1)
What they didThis is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.
Measured withclinical case assessment tools (unspecified)

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DesignCase series
Participants1 people
Populationone woman with acute PTSD and travel anxiety following a motor vehicle accident
Outcome measuresclinical case assessment tools (unspecified)
JournalCurrent Research in Psychology
Year2014
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeCase report
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Sheldon, T. (2014). Psychological intervention including emotional freedom techniques for an adult with motor vehicle accident related posttraumatic stress disorder: A case study. Current Research in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3844/crpsp.2014.40.63

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE PTSD & Trauma 1 participants WHAT THEY FOUND After six sessions over an eight-week periodcombining EFT with conventionalpsychological treatment, the patient no… Case series · 1 participants Sheldon · 2014 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com