Preliminary evidence for the acceptability, safety, and efficacy of the flash technique
Philip E. Manfield, Graham Taylor, Edie Dornbush, Lewis Engel, Ricky Greenwald · 2024
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Philip Manfield and four co-authors report early evidence for a rapid trauma therapy technique in a 2024 paper. The flash technique aims to shrink the sting of a disturbing memory with little distress during treatment. Four similar studies, run during trainings in the United States, Australia, and Uganda, each gave volunteers a single fifteen minute group session.
Over six hundred fifty people rated a disturbing memory's intensity before and after. Average disturbance fell by more than two thirds in every study, a large and significant effect. Only two of over eight hundred sessions saw slight increases, and both eased in a repeat session. Follow up at four weeks suggested gains held. The authors call the technique acceptable and safe, pending stronger trials.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Philip E. Manfield, Graham Taylor, Edie Dornbush, Lewis Engel, Ricky Greenwald |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |