Can Thought Field Therapy (TFT) be Helpful for Patients With an Anxiety Disorder?
Can Thought Field Therapy (TFT) be Helpful for Patients With an Anxiety Disorder?
The purpose of this study is to find out if Thought Field Therapy has effect on certain
 anxiety disorders; agoraphobia, social phobia, and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Thought Field Therapy is an alternative treatment method that has been shown, by casuistic
 reports, to give good results when applied for anxiety disorders. In this study 52 patients,
 with one or more of the diagnoses agoraphobia, social phobia and/or PTSD, where randomized to
 either treatment with TFT or a wait list. The treatment group all got treatment in one week.
 2 1/2 months later both the treatment group and the control group were tested on the same
 items as before the treatment started. After this evaluation phase the control group got the
 same treatment as the treatment or study group. Both groups were evaluated 3 and 12 months
 after treatment, the study group also 6 months after treatment. 4 patients were omitted
 because they changed groups. The study were performed from May 2002 until June 2003.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  One or more of the study diagnoses agoraphobia, social phobia and/or PTSD

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Ongoing psychosis

 -  Ongoing serious drug problems