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The use of Advanced Integrative Therapy with C-PTSD and intergenerational trauma transmission: A case study

Weaver, T. B. · Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, and Treatment · 2021

Case series👥 1 participantsPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 United States
In plain English. One person dealing with complex PTSD and fibromyalgia, who had taken on caregiving for a nephew, went through nine tapping-based therapy sessions. By the end, they no longer met the clinical criteria for complex PTSD, and their fibromyalgia pain had eased. As a single case study, this can't be generalized, but it illustrates how energy psychology approaches are being applied to intergenerational trauma.

What they found

1
people took part

After nine 90-minute sessions of Advanced Integrative Therapy, the client no longer met criteria for complex PTSD and showed reduced fibromyalgia-related pain intensity and quantity.

How the study worked

Who took partone client with complex PTSD and intergenerational trauma, also presenting with fibromyalgia (n=1)
What they didThis is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.
Measured withPTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ), Child-Parent Relationship Scale (CPRS), Subjective Units of Distress (SUD)

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DesignCase series
Participants1 people
Populationone client with complex PTSD and intergenerational trauma, also presenting with fibromyalgia
Outcome measuresPTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ), Child-Parent Relationship Scale (CPRS), Subjective Units of Distress (SUD)
JournalEnergy Psychology: Theory, Research, and Treatment
Year2021
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeCase report
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Weaver, T. B. (2021). The use of Advanced Integrative Therapy with C-PTSD and intergenerational trauma transmission: A case study. Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, and Treatment. https://doi.org/10.9769/EPJ.2021.13.2.TBW

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Trauma (other) 1 participants WHAT THEY FOUND After nine 90-minute sessions of AdvancedIntegrative Therapy, the client no longermet criteria for complex PTSD and… Case series · 1 participants Weaver · 2021 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com