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Anxiety · Depression · Trauma (other)

Discussion on Emotional Freedom Techniques with Meridian Acupoints in the Mental Health Counseling of Left-Behind Children

Zhang, H., Fu, Z., Zeng, Z., Zhao, Y., Huang, L. · Francis Academic Press (EDSSR conference proceedings) · 2022

Case seriesPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 China
In plain English. This paper describes using tapping in school counseling with Chinese children whose parents have moved away for work, leaving them in the care of relatives. Counselors reported fast relief from anxiety, fear, and low mood in case examples. It's a discussion paper built on clinical cases rather than a controlled study, so the findings are illustrative rather than statistically tested.

What they found

Through case examples, EFT was reported to quickly relieve anxiety, depression, fear, and psychological trauma in left-behind children within minutes to tens of minutes.

How the study worked

Who took part"left-behind" children in China (children of migrant-worker parents)
What they didThis is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.
Measured withcase-based clinical observation

The full record

DesignCase series
Population"left-behind" children in China (children of migrant-worker parents)
Outcome measurescase-based clinical observation
JournalFrancis Academic Press (EDSSR conference proceedings)
Year2022
CountryChina
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeCase report
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Zhang, H., Fu, Z., Zeng, Z., Zhao, Y., & Huang, L. (2022). Discussion on Emotional Freedom Techniques with Meridian Acupoints in the Mental Health Counseling of Left-Behind Children. Francis Academic Press (EDSSR conference proceedings). https://doi.org/10.25236/edssr.2022.031

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Anxiety ✓ Case series WHAT THEY FOUND Through case examples, EFT was reported toquickly relieve anxiety, depression, fear,and psychological trauma in… Case series Zhang · 2022 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com