Your Online Resource Hub for Tapping Science

The Science of Tapping film was created to introduce and share the science and published research that continues to grow regarding "tapping." This information, while accessible via Pubmed and other research-based resources is not known to many professionals who may be skeptical given its innovative and unique methodologies. The film and website have been designed to be an easy to access resource for health care clinicians, mental health care providers, educators and academics and any other rigorous minded individual who is interested in exploring the validity and efficacy behind this curious stress reduction approach.

What is Tapping?

On the most basic level, tapping is a self-help technique that, over the past 25 years since it was developed, has been steadily growing in popularity. This is due to an ongoing groundswell of success stories by ordinary people trying it out and reporting getting astonishingly quick and effective results - but, more importantly for professionals, its growth and expansion is also due to some pretty impressive clinical research that is not widely published.

Research

Emotional freedom techniques (EFT) as a practice for supporting chronic disease healthcare: a practitioners’ perspective

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The Efficacy of Acupoint Stimulation in the Treatment of Psychological Distress: A Meta-Analysis

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Is Tapping on Acupuncture Points an Active Ingredient in Emotional Freedom Techniques? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Comparative Studies

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Efficacy of Fifteen Emerging Interventions for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review

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Emotional Freedom Techniques for Anxiety: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.

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The Effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Techniques in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Meta-Analysis

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A Controlled Comparison of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Psychological Therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing vs. Emotional Freedom Techniques

Tapping in the News

TEDx Robina Is Therapy Facing a Revolution? With Peta Stapleton, PhD.

Tapping in the News

Sydney Morning Herald. How to do DIY ‘acupuncture without needles’

Tapping in the News

KING 5 News Seattle. Learn how EFT or “tapping therapy” can help reduce PTSD and anxiety with Joseph Weiss, PhD.

Tapping in the News

The Guardian. The healing power of emotional freedom technique

Tapping in the News

Healthy Magazine. This is what it’s like when you overcome anxiety

Articles

Is EFT Tapping an Evidence-Based Treatment?

Tapping in the News

Women’s Health. This Strange Technique Could Help Ease Anxiety in Minutes

Tapping in the News

Marie Claire. ‘Tapping’ is the latest self-care trend that might just transform your life – but what exactly is it?

Research Supporting the Efficacy of Tapping

Research done in 10 countries, involving 60 researchers, resulting in publication in 20 peer-reviewed medical and psychology journals have demonstrated that EFT is effective for phobias, anxiety, depression, PTSD, pain and numerous other problems. One study, conducted by Harvard Researchers and published in the research journal "Human Brain Mapping" in 2000, found that when the acupoints were stimulated there was reduced arousal in the amygdala which plays a significant role in the body's stress response. Learn more