Emotional freedom techniques for treating post traumatic stress disorder: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a psychophysiological intervention that includes cognitive and somatic elements, utilizing techniques from both Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Prolonged Exposure therapy (PE). Because only a single meta-analysis existed examining EFT for PTSD, this systematic review and meta-analysis represents an update.

Method: Ten databases were searched for quantitative reviews and randomised clinical trials, and six met inclusion criteria.