A REVIEW OF EFFICACY CLAIMS IN ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY

Psychotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 249-256

  McCaslin, Danny L ^a  

^a CAPELLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

efficacy; emotional freedom; pseudoscience; technique; thought field therapy

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE; ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAGIC; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; THOUGHT FIELD THERAPY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 67651120105     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016025     Document Type: Article

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