Brief group intervention using emotional freedom techniques for depression in college students: a randomized controlled trial.
Brief group intervention using emotional freedom techniques for depression in college students: a randomized controlled trial.
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10.1155/2012/257172
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2012
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Brooks AJ
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Church D;De Asis MA;Brooks AJ
采用贝克抑郁量表（BDI）对238名大学一年级学生进行了评估。30名符合中度至重度抑郁症BDI标准的学生被随机分配到治疗组或对照组。治疗组接受了四次90分钟的EFT（情绪自由技术）小组会议，这是一种结合了暴露，认知再加工和躯体刺激的新型治疗方法。对照组不接受任何治疗。3周后，对完成所有要求的受试者（N = 18）进行后测试。EFT组（n = 9）在基线时的抑郁程度显著高于对照组（n = 9）（EFT BDI平均值= 23.44，SD = 2.1，对照BDI平均值= 20.33，SD = 2.1）。在控制基线BDI评分后，EFT组在后测时的抑郁程度显著低于对照组，平均评分在“非抑郁”范围内（P = 0.001; EFT BDI平均值= 6.08，SE = 1.8，对照BDI平均值= 18.04，SE = 1.8）。科恩的d为2.28，表明效应量非常大。这些结果与包括抑郁症评估在内的其他EFT研究中的结果一致，并表明EFT作为一种简单，成本效益高，有效的治疗方法具有临床实用性。
Two hundred thirty-eight first-year college students were assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Thirty students meeting the BDI criteria for moderate to severe depression were randomly assigned to either a treatment or control group. The treatment group received four 90-minute group sessions of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), a novel treatment that combines exposure, cognitive reprocessing, and somatic stimulation. The control group received no treatment. Posttests were conducted 3 weeks later on those that completed all requirements (N = 18). The EFT group (n = 9) had significantly more depression at baseline than the control group (n = 9) (EFT BDI mean = 23.44, SD = 2.1 versus control BDI mean = 20.33, SD = 2.1). After controlling for baseline BDI score, the EFT group had significantly less depression than the control group at posttest, with a mean score in the “nondepressed” range (P = .001; EFT BDI mean = 6.08, SE = 1.8 versus control BDI mean = 18.04, SE = 1.8). Cohen's d was 2.28, indicating a very strong effect size. These results are consistent with those noted in other studies of EFT that included an assessment for depression and indicate the clinical usefulness of EFT as a brief, cost-effective, and efficacious treatment.