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The first
large-scale
preliminary clinical trial of energy psychology [EFT] is reported in
some detail in Energy
Psychology Interactive and
summarized here. You can read the full version on the national
EFT
web site.
Approximately 5,000
patients diagnosed at intake with an anxiety disorder were randomly
assigned to an experimental group (EFT) or a
control group (Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) with medication, which
is
traditionally considered the therapy of choice). Here are the
results:
Outcome
Comparisons with 5,000
Anxiety Patients at Close of Therapy
| |
CBT/Medication |
EFT
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| Some
Improvement |
63% |
90% |
| Complete Relief From Symptoms |
51% |
76% |
| Average
Number of Sessions |
15 |
3 |
At one-year follow-up, the patients receiving EFT
treatments were
less prone to relapse or partial relapse than those receiving
CBT/medication, as indicated by the independent raters assessments and
corroborated by brain imaging and neurotransmitter profiles.
Please
note:
EFT was not only significantly more
effective, it also needed far fewer sessions.
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