Church Dawson, Hawk Crystal, Brooks Audrey J, Toukolehto Olli, Wren Maria, Dinter Ingrid, Stein Phyllis
Foundation for Epigenetic Medicine, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2013 Feb;201(2):153-60. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31827f6351.
This study examined the effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), a brief exposure therapy combining cognitive and somatic elements, on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psychological distress symptoms in veterans receiving mental health services. Veterans meeting the clinical criteria for PTSD were randomized to EFT (n = 30) or standard of care wait list (SOC/WL; n = 29). The EFT intervention consisted of 6-hour-long EFT coaching sessions concurrent with standard care. The SOC/WL and EFT groups were compared before and after the intervention (at 1 month for the SOC/WL group and after six sessions for the EFT group). The EFT subjects had significantly reduced psychological distress (p < 0.0012) and PTSD symptom levels (p < 0.0001) after the test. In addition, 90% of the EFT group no longer met PTSD clinical criteria, compared with 4% in the SOC/WL group. After the wait period, the SOC/WL subjects received EFT. In a within-subjects longitudinal analysis, 60% no longer met the PTSD clinical criteria after three sessions. This increased to 86% after six sessions for the 49 subjects who ultimately received EFT and remained at 86% at 3 months and at 80% at 6 months. The results are consistent with that of other published reports showing EFT's efficacy in treating PTSD and comorbid symptoms and its long-term effects.
本研究考察了情绪自由技术（EFT），一种结合认知和躯体元素的简短暴露疗法，对接受心理健康服务的退伍军人创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）及心理困扰症状的影响。符合PTSD临床标准的退伍军人被随机分为EFT组（n = 30）或标准护理等待名单组（SOC/WL；n = 29）。EFT干预包括与标准护理同时进行的为期6小时的EFT辅导课程。在干预前后（SOC/WL组为1个月后，EFT组为6次课程后）对SOC/WL组和EFT组进行比较。测试后，EFT组受试者的心理困扰（p < 0.0012）和PTSD症状水平（p < 0.0001）显著降低。此外，EFT组90%的受试者不再符合PTSD临床标准，而SOC/WL组这一比例为4%。等待期过后，SOC/WL组受试者接受EFT。在一项受试者内纵向分析中，49名最终接受EFT的受试者在3次课程后有60%不再符合PTSD临床标准。6次课程后这一比例增至86%，在3个月时保持在86%，6个月时为80%。这些结果与其他已发表报告一致，显示了EFT在治疗PTSD及其共病症状方面的疗效及其长期效果。
