The Epigenetic Medicine Institute is the research arm of Soul Medicine Institute. It is currently involved in several research projects. To make a donation, click the button below:

To get more information about our research projects, click on the links below:

Study: The Effects of Psychotherapy and EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) on Stress Hormones (Cortisol)

Study: When the Emotions Heal, the Body Heals: EFT, Pain, and Joint Rotation

Database: Energy Psychology Clinical Case Histories

Clearinghouse: The Iraq Vets Stress Project

Study: EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) and Depression

Study: Mitigating Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Study: Athletic Performance Before and after EFT

Prize: The Epigenetic Medicine Prize

Prize: The Energy Psychology Prize

Petition: Energy Psychology at the American Psych Assn

Database: Tracking Energy Psychology studies worldwide

1. The effect of Psychotherapy and EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) on Stress Hormones, Anxiety, and Depression. This study examines the levels of salivary cortisol of subjects before and afer a psychotherapy session, to determine whether stress hormone levels change. For the Clinical Trials Registration abstract in PDF format, click here
   
   
   
2. When Emotions Heal, the Body Heals: The Range of Motion Study. This study examines the effect of the healing of emotional trauma on physical function. The physical measure is the range of motion of shoulder joints. The number of degrees of motion (eg 117 degrees) is measured before treatment. Each subject then recieves a 30 minute treatment, after which they are re-measured. To dowload NIH PDF abstract, click here.
3. Energy Psychology Clinical Case History Database. This database gathers formal case histories showing the effects of Energy Psychology interventions on physical and mental health. This database is intended to be a peer-reviewed and NIH standards-compliant data source. It is designed to provide researchers, clinicians and patients with high-quality and uniformly-reported accounts of the effects of these therapies. To view the database, click here. To see instructions on how to enter a case history, click here.
4. The Iraq Vets Stress Project. This study measures the effect of Energy Psychology on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which affects tens of thousands of returning Iraq vets. Researchers examine the levels of the stress hormone cortisol, and the cell repair hormone DHEA, in the cells of soldiers before and after treatment with Energy Psychology. Data gathering is being done at the primary site for the study, Marshall University Medical School, and will be complete in 2008. Click here for the web site announcing the effects of the study, and providing information and treatment options for veterans. To download the NIH PDF abstract, click here
   
5. Effects of Energy Psychology on Depression. A completed study of the effects of Energy Psychology treatments on depression using a standard questionnaire (the Beck Depression Inventory) and also plant growth as a measure. To see photographs and results, click here.
6. The MACE study: Mitigating Adverse Childhood Experiences. This study is designed as a follow-up study to the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study at Kaiser Permanente. This ten-year study of over 17,000 adults found a strong correlation between childhood emotional trauma and adult disease, including diabetes, depression, hypertension, heart disease and cancer. The follow-up study proposed by Soul Medicine Institute is called the MACE study: Mitigating Adverse Childhood Experiences. It tracks the correlation between the relief of adult stress (and associated childhood trauma) using Energy Psychology techniques, and disease symptoms in adults.
7. Athletic Performance Study. Soul Medicine Institute conducted a study of athletic performance at Oregon State University. The men's and women's basketball teams participated in the study. Their performance at free throws and jump height was recorded before and after a 15 minute treatment with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) or a control condition. The EFT performed signficantly better at free throws than the control group.
8. The Energy Psychology Prize. Soul Medicine Institute is inaugurating a new annual monetary prize for the individual or institution that has done the most to further the field of Energy Psychology in the previous year, especially those not directly involved in the field, such as researchers highlighting the genetic changes that occur during effective psychotherapy.
9. The Epigenetic Medicine Prize. Soul Medicine Institute encourages the development of therapies that affect individuals epigenetically by awarding an annual monetary award to recognize practical applications of epigenetics. Such applications can be psychological (e.g. Energy Psychology interventions), social (e.g. childhood nurturing, which enhances the expression of the genes in the hippocampus that dampen stress), or biomedical. The inaugural recipient is Randy Jirtle, PhD, of Duke University Medical Center, for his pioneering work discovering the epigenetic effects of Agouti gene supression. For a link to the Award Ceremony and Event page, click here.
   
   
   
10. APA Petition. The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest association of therapists in North America. Soul Medicine Institute supports a drive to establish Energy Psychology as a "division" or interest area within APA. If you are a licensed clinician, please sign and return a petition to make Energy Psychology a division of APA. Click here for more information, including a form to sign and mail in.
11. Tracking Other Studies in Epigenetic Healing and Energy Psychology. There are over a dozen studies currently underway. Soul Medicine Institute maintains correspondence with these researchers, providing technical assistance, expertise, and sometimes funding, and tracking the studies from design through publication. For a list of research information sites, click here.

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