APA Updates Its Position on Energy Psychology
När ACEP sedan 1999 under flera tillfällen ansökt om att inkludera energipsykologiska metoder i de amerikanska psykologernas fortbildningsprogram fått avslag år 2009 kommenterade ACEPs dåvarnde ordförande beslutet så här:
2009 ACEP’s president at the time, psychologist Gregory J. Nicosia, PhD, commented: “In blocking the dissemination of this approach, the APA . . . is hampering one of the most important clinical interventions for treating trauma that has appeared in recent years from reaching those who are in desperate need and could benefit from it most” (Truthout, 2010, para 4).
2012 beslöt APA att ACEP nu kan ge fortbildning i energipsykologi till amerikanska psykologer.
“In July 2012, ACEP submitted another application and was quietly informed four months later that this application had been approved. ACEP can now offer courses in energy psychology.
Why the reversal? In a word, evidence.” Varför omvändningen? I ett ord evidens.
En del av evidensen kan summeras så här:
Det är klart visat i vetenskapliga studier att PTSD, fobier, ångest, depression, viktminskning, fysisk smärta, fysiska sjukdomar och framgång i sport svarar väl på behandlingar med energipsykologiska metoder.
“The 51 papers reviewed presented statistically significant evidence regarding nine conditions that responded favorably to energy psychology treatments. In addition to PTSD, these included phobias, specific anxieties, generalized anxiety, depression, weight control, physical pain, physical illness, and athletic performance.”