As EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) ou Técnicas de Libertação Emocional são uma forma de acupressão psicológica, que envolve tocar em pontos específicos do corpo físico com as pontas dos dedos, enquanto se foca num problema emocional ou biológico específico e dizem-se frases técnicas.
Público-alvo: Este curso de autoajuda destina-se a todas as pessoas (maiores de idade) que queiram ampliar a sua qualidade de vida com técnicas simples para usarem no seu quotidiano.
Estudos Científicos sobre EFT
Seguem-se apenas alguns estudos. Existem centenas de estudos científicos sobre EFT, em diversas línguas e inseridos em vários domínios (sobretudo da psicologia).
Al-Hadethe, A., Hunt, N., Ghaffar, A. Q., & Thomas, S. A. (2015). Randomised controlled study comparing two psychological therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) vs. Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET). Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders and Treatment, 4(4), 1-12. https://dx.doi.org/10.4172%2F2324-8947.1000145
Bach, D., Groesbeck, G., Stapleton, P., Sims, R., Blickheuser, K., & Church, D. (2019). Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) improves multiple physiological markers of health. Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine, 24, https://doi.org/10.1177/2515690X18823691
Bakır, N., Irmak Vural, P., & Körpe, G. (2021). The effects of emotional freedom techniques on coping with premenstrual syndrome: A randomized control trial. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 58(4), 1502-1511. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12957
Benor, D. J., Ledger, K., Toussaint, L., Hett, G., & Zaccaro, D. (2009). Pilot study of emotional freedom techniques, wholistic hybrid derived from eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and emotional freedom technique, and cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of test anxiety in university students. Explore, 5(6), 338-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2009.08.001
Brattberg, G. (2008). Self-administered EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) in individuals with fibromyalgia: a randomized trial. Integrative Medicine, 7(4), 30-35.
Church, D., Hawk, C., Brooks, A. J., Toukolehto, O., Wren, M., Dinter, I., & Stein, P. (2013). Psychological trauma symptom improvement in veterans using emotional freedom techniques: a randomized controlled trial. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 201(2), 153-160. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0b013e31827f6351
Church, D., Yount, G., Rachlin, K., Fox, L., & Nelms, J. (2018). Epigenetic effects of PTSD remediation in veterans using clinical emotional freedom techniques: a randomized controlled pilot study. American Journal of Health Promotion, 32(1), 112-122. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117116661154
Church, D., Stapleton, P., & Sabot, D. (2020). App-based delivery of clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques: Cross-sectional study of app user self-ratings. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 8(10), Article e18545. https://doi.org/10.2196/18545
Church, D., Stapleton, P., Vasudevan, A., & O'Keefe, T. (2022). Clinical EFT as an evidence-based practice for the treatment of psychological and physiological conditions: A systematic review. Frontiers in Psychology, 6228. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.951451
Clond, M. (2016). Emotional freedom techniques for anxiety: a systematic review with meta-analysis. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 204(5), 388-395. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000483
Craig, G., Bach, D., Groesbeck, G., & Benor, D. (2009). Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for traumatic brain injury. Electronic journal article]. International Journal of Healing and Caring, 9(2), 1196-1206.
DiLauro, M. D. (2022). Expanding the Social Work Toolbox: Utilizing Emotional Freedom Techniques in Practice. Health & Social Work, 47(1), 63-67. https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlab026
Dincer, B., Özçelik, S. K., Zülfünaz, Ö. Z. E. R., & Bahçecik, N. (2020). Breathing therapy and emotional freedom techniques on public speaking anxiety in Turkish nursing students: A randomized controlled study. Explore, 18(2), 226-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2020.11.006
Dincer, B., & Inangil, D. (2021). The effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques on nurses' stress, anxiety, and burnout levels during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized controlled trial. Explore, 17(2), 109-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2020.11.012
Eraydin, C., Çorbaci, B., Üzeyir, D., Usal, H., & Yildirim, E. The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique On Students' Anxiety and Coping Styles with Stress During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Black Sea Journal of Health Science, 5(6), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.19127/bshealthscience.1073640
Feinstein, D. (2019). Energy psychology: Efficacy, speed, mechanisms. Explore, 15(5), 340-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2018.11.003
Flint, G. A., Lammers, W., & Mitnick, D. G. (2006). Emotional Freedom Techniques: A safe treatment intervention for many trauma based issues. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 12(1-2), 125-150. https://doi.org/10.1300/J146v12n01_07
Ghaderi, Z., Nazari, F., & Shaygannejad, V. (2021). The effect of emotional freedom technique on fatigue among women with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial. Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 26(6), 531-536.
Guerdoux, E., Coutant, L., Del Rio, M., Gourgou, S., Quenet, F., & Ninot, G. (2022). Adhésion et implémentation d’un programme de cohérence cardiaque visant à réduire l’anxiété de patients opérés pour une carcinose péritonéale: étude pilote randomisée. Psycho-Oncologie, 16(1), 192-198. https://doi.org/10.3166/pson-2022-0177
Harbottle, L. (2019). Potential of emotional freedom techniques to improve mood and quality of life in older adults. British Journal of Community Nursing, 24(9), 432-435. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2019.24.9.432
Hardiyan, D., Wahyuni, F., & Ryandini, F. R. (2022). The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to Anxiety Level of Pre-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Nursing Care, 1(1), 1-40.
Hart, J. (2022). Emotional Freedom Techniques: Tapping Acupuncture Points and Talking to Improve Health. Integrative and Complementary Therapies, 28(5), 232-234. https://doi.org/10.1089/ict.2022.29035.jha
Inangil, D., Vural, P. I., Doğan, S., & Körpe, G. (2020). Effectiveness of music therapy and emotional freedom technique on test anxiety in Turkish nursing students: a randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 33, Article 101041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2019.101041
Jain, S., & Rubino, A. (2012). The effectiveness of emotional freedom techniques for optimal test performance. Energy Psychology Theory, Research, & Treatment, 4(2), 15-26.
Kalla, M., Simmons, M., Robinson, A., & Stapleton, P. (2020). Making sense of chronic disease using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT): An existential view of illness. Explore, 16(4), 214-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2020.03.006
Kalroozi, F., Moradi, M., Ghaedi‐Heidari, F., Marzban, A., & Raeisi‐Ardali, S. R. (2022). Comparing the effect of emotional freedom technique on sleep quality and happiness of women undergoing breast cancer surgery in military and nonmilitary families: A quasi‐experimental multicenter study. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 58(4), 2986-2997. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.13150
Kwak, H. Y., Choi, E. J., Kim, J. W., Suh, H. W., & Chung, S. Y. (2020). Effect of the Emotional Freedom Techniques on anger symptoms in Hwabyung patients: A comparison with the progressive muscle relaxation technique in a pilot randomized controlled trial. Explore, 16(3), 170-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2019.08.006
Lambert, M. T., Smith, S. E., Moss, S., & Kirshbaum, M. N. (2022). Emotional freedom techniques (tapping) to improve wellbeing and reduce anxiety in primary school classrooms. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 47(3), 72-92.
Lee, S. H., Han, S. Y., Lee, S. J., Chae, H., & Lim, J. H. (2022). Effects of Emotion Freedom Techniques on Academic Stress in Korean Medical Students: A Single-Group Pre-Post Study. Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, 33(1), 33-48. https://doi.org/10.7231/jon.2022.33.1.033
McGreevy, S., & Boland, P. (2022). Touch: An integrative review of a somatosensory approach to the treatment of adults with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 54, Article 102168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2022.102168
Mehdipour, A., Abedi, P., Ansari, S., & Dastoorpoor, M. (2022). The effectiveness of emotional freedom techniques (EFT) on depression of postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, 19(3), 737-742. https://doi.org/10.1515/jcim-2020-0245
Nelms, J. A., & Castel, L. (2016). A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and nonrandomized trials of clinical emotional freedom techniques (EFT) for the treatment of depression. Explore, 12(6), 416-426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2016.08.001
Nuroh, S., Lessy, Z., & Bastian, M. F. (2022). Effectiveness of Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique (SEFT) In Reducing Students' Anger. Jurnal Studia Insania, 10(1), 10-26.
Palmer-Hoffman, J., & Brooks, A. J. (2011). Psychological symptom change after group application of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, & Treatment, 3(1), 1-6. https://dx.doi.org/10.9769/EPJ.2011.3.1.JPH
Park, J. H., Jung, S. E., Ha, D. J., Lee, B., Kim, M. S., Sim, K. L., Choi, Y. H., & Kwon, C. Y. (2022). The effectiveness of e-healthcare interventions for mental health of nurses: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Medicine, 101(25), e29125-e29125. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000029125
Peta, S., Oliver, B., & Bhuta, S. (2022). Neural changes after Emotional Freedom Techniques treatment for chronic pain sufferers. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 49, Article 101653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2022.101653
Rogers, L., Phillips, K., & Cooper, N. (2021). Energy Healing Therapies: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal. Health Psychology Review, 2(3), 162-170. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28579.58408
Salas, M. M., Brooks, A. J., & Rowe, J. E. (2011). The immediate effect of a brief energy psychology intervention (Emotional Freedom Techniques) on specific phobias: A pilot study. Explore, 7(3), 155-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2011.02.005
Sebastian, B., & Nelms, J. (2017). The effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Techniques in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis. Explore, 13(1), 16-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2016.10.001
Souilm, N., Elsakhy, N. M., Alotaibi, Y. A., & Ali, S. A. O. (2022). Effectiveness of emotional freedom techniques (EFT) vs sleep hygiene education group therapy (SHE) in management of sleep disorders among elderly. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10456-w
Stapleton, P. B. (2014). A feasibility study: Emotional freedom techniques for depression in Australian adults. Current Research in Psychology, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.3844/crpsp.2014.19.33
Stapleton, P., Church, D., Sheldon, T., Porter, B., & Carlopio, C. (2013). Depression symptoms improve after successful weight loss with emotional freedom techniques. International Scholarly Research Notices, 2013, Article 573532. https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/573532
Stapleton, P. B., Buchan, C., Mitchell, I., McGrath, Y., Gorton, P., & Carter, B. (2019). An initial investigation of neural changes in overweight adults with food cravings after emotional freedom techniques. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 4(1), 1-15. https://dx.doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.1901010
Stapleton, P., Crighton, G., Sabot, D., & O'Neill, H. M. (2020). Reexamining the effect of emotional freedom techniques on stress biochemistry: A randomized controlled trial. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(8), 869-877. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/tra0000563
Tack, L., Lefebvre, T., Lycke, M., Langenaeken, C., Fontaine, C., Borms, M., ... & Debruyne, P. R. (2021). A randomised wait-list controlled trial to evaluate Emotional Freedom Techniques for self-reported cancer-related cognitive impairment in cancer survivors (EMOTICON). EClinicalMedicine, 39, Article 101081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101081
Tarsha, M. S., Park, S., & Tortora, S. (2020). Body-centered interventions for psychopathological conditions: a review. Frontiers in Psychology, 10(2907), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02907
Vural, P. I., & Aslan, E. (2019). Emotional freedom techniques and breathing awareness to reduce childbirth fear: A randomized controlled study. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 35, 224-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.02.011
Wati, N. L., Sansuwito, T. B., Riyanto, D., Sustiyono, A., & Musfirowati, F. (2022). The Effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Technique on Public Speaking Anxiety in University Student: An Integrated Review. Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 10(F), 263-268. https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.7919
Wells, S., Polglase, K., Andrews, H. B., Carrington, P., & Baker, A. H. (2003). Evaluation of a meridian‐based intervention, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), for reducing specific phobias of small animals. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59(9), 943-966. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.10189
Wittfoth, D., Beise, J., Manuel, J., Bohne, M., & Wittfoth, M. (2022). Bifocal emotion regulation through acupoint tapping in fear of flying. NeuroImage: Clinical, 34, Article 102996.
Yeun, Y. R., & Kim, S. D. (2022). Psychological effects of online-based mindfulness programs during the CoViD-19 pandemic: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3), 1624. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031624