ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY: A REVIEW OF THE PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE

Psychotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-213

  Feinstein, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

acupuncture; EFT; energy psychology; TAT; TFT

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE; ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; PHOBIA; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC SPEAKING; TAPAS ACUPRESSURE TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; THOUGHT FIELD THERAPY; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 46849099416     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.45.2.199     Document Type: Article

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