Thought Field Therapy Efficacy Following Large Scale Traumatic Events

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Effectiveness of Thought Field Therapy Provided by Newly Instructed Community Workers to a Traumatized Population in Uganda: A Randomized Trial

“…It is likely that some clients will require follow-up treatment for new or recurrent symptoms. There is therefore increasing evidence that TFT can be an effective and efficient means of treating the long-term effects of trauma (Dunnewold, 2014) like other accepted therapies, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), exposure therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) (Foa et al, 2009;Bergman, 2010) and is more efficient in terms of speed of benefit and resources needed to implement. TFT can utilize the ability of local people, adept in their local languages to learn and administer.…”

Duygusal Özgürleşme Tekniği (EFT) Kapsamı ve Uygulama Alanları

“…Erişkinlerde psikolojik sorunlarda tedavi amaçlı yapılmış EFT uygulama çalışmaları şekilde sıralanabilir; anksiyete (Temple ve Mollon, 2011;Gaesser ve Karan, 2017), test anksiyetesi (Sezgin ve Özcan, 2009; Jain ve Rubino, 2012), bağımlılık (Church ve Brooks, 2014), travma sonrası stres bozukluğu (PTSD), hem bireysel hem de büyük etkili travma olayları (Karatzias ve ark., 2011;Zhang ve ark., 2011;Stein ve Brooks, 2011;Church ve Feinstein, 2012;Gurret, Caufour, Palmer-Hoffman ve Church, 2012;Church, Pina, Reategui ve Brooks, 2012;Hartung ve Stein, 2012;Connolly ve Sakai, 2012;Robson ve Robson, 2012;Gallo, 2013;Church ve ark., 2013;Boath, Stewart ve Rolling, 2014;Dunnewold, 2014;Church ve Brooks, 2014;Lake, 2014;Sheldon, 2014), disleksi (McCallion, 2012, akademik performans (Boath, Stewart ve Carrier, 2013), kilo kaybı ve aşerme (Church ve Brooks, 2010 a;Stapleton ve ark., 2010;Stapleton, Sheldon ve Porter, 2012), depresyon (Church, De Asis ve Brooks, 2012;Stapleton ve ark., 2013;Stapleton ve ark., 2014;Chatwin ve ark., 2016), korkular (Waite ve Holder, 2003;Baker ve Siegel, 2010;Salas, Brooks ve Rowe, 2011;Temple ve Mollon, 2011), kalabalığın önünde konuşma korkusu (Schoninger ve Hartung, 2010;Fitch, Schmuldt ve Rudick, 2011;Jones, Thornton ve Andrews, 2011).…”

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“…The diversity of psychological problems successfully treated include, but is not limited to, anxiety (Gaesser, 2014), addictions (Church & Brooks, 2014), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), both individual and large-scale trauma events (Boath, Stewart, & Rolling, 2014; Church & Brooks, 2014; Church et al, 2013; Church & Feinstein, 2012; Church, Pina, Reategui, & Brooks, 2012; Connolly & Sakai, 2012; Dunnewold, 2014; Gallo, 2013; Gurret, Caufour, Palmer-Hoffman, & Church, 2012; Hartung & Stein, 2012; Karatzias et al, 2011; Lake, 2014; Robson & Robson, 2012; Sheldon, 2014; Stein & Brooks, 2011; Zhang, Feng, Xie, Xu, & Chen, 2011), dyslexia (McCallion, 2012), academic performance (Boath, Stewart, & Carrier, 2013; Jain & Rubino, 2012), weight loss and cravings (Church & Brooks, 2010; Stapleton, Sheldon, & Porter, 2012; Stapleton, Sheldon, Porter, & Whitty, 2010), depression (Church, De Asis, & Brooks, 2012; Stapleton, Church, Sheldon, Porter, & Carlopio, 2013; Stapleton, Devine, Chatwin, Porter, & Sheldon, 2014), and phobias (Baker & Siegel, 2010; Salas, Brooks, & Rowe, 2011; Temple & Mollon, 2011), including fear of public speaking (Fitch, Schmuldt, & Rudick, 2011; Jones, Thornton, & Andrews, 2011; Schoninger & Hartung, 2010). The use of EFT to intervene with physical conditions is just as widespread and diverse and includes diverse problems such as psoriasis (Hodge, 2011), seizure disorders (Swingle, 2010), fibromyalgia (Brattberg, 2008), headache (Bougea et al, 2013), and sports performance enhancement (Church, 2009; Church & Downs, 2012; Llewellyn-Edwards & Llewellyn-Edwards, 2012; Rotheram, Maynard, Thomas, Bawden, & Francis...…”