What is Emotional Freedom Technique EFT?

Category: Procedures

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EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is a form of psychological acupressure that uses a simple, gentle tapping technique instead of needles to stimulate the traditional Chinese acupuncture points combined with verbalization of the identified problem.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Anxious mood 5 2
Depressed mood 3 2
Bipolar disorder 2 0
Borderline personality disorder 2 0
Lack of motivation 2 0
Support mental / emotional health 2 1

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  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 3

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Emotional Freedom Technique EFT

Side effect Patients Percentage
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 0
Usually 1
Sometimes 2
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 0
A little hard to take 2
Not at all hard to take 1
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 1
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 2
Not specified 0
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There are no evaluations for Emotional Freedom Technique EFT.