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Comparison of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Duloxetine Treatment Outcomes in Women Patients with Somatic Symptom Disorder

Onur Okan Demirci, Eser Sağaltıcı, Abdullah Yıldırım, Murat Boysan.


Abstract
Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is a debilitating disorder that significantly diminishes quality of life and causes psychological distress such as anxiety and depression. The paper explored the efficiency of the eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in SSD. The current investigation is a clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization (EMDR) therapy in the treatment of 31 first-diagnosed SSD patients in comparison to age, education and marital status matched 31-first-diagnosed SSD patients who received duloxetine over a 6-week course of treatment. Somatization subscale of the Symptom Checklist-Revised 90 (SCL-90), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) were administered to the participants. EMDR group showed enhanced improvement relative to baseline after 6 weeks of treatment compared to duloxetine group. We concluded that EMDR appears to be a highly promising therapy and should be considered among the first-line interventions in the treatment of SSD.

Key words: Somatoform disorders, Treatment efficacy, Clinical trial, Selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), Quality of life, Emotion dysregulation


 
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Demirci OO, Sağaltıcı E, Yıldırım A, Boysan M. Comparison of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Duloxetine Treatment Outcomes in Women Patients with Somatic Symptom Disorder. Sleep Hypn. 2017; 19(3): 70-77.

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Demirci OO, Sağaltıcı E, Yıldırım A, Boysan M. Comparison of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Duloxetine Treatment Outcomes in Women Patients with Somatic Symptom Disorder. https://www.sleepandhypnosis.com/?mno=277259 [Access: June 23, 2026].

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Demirci OO, Sağaltıcı E, Yıldırım A, Boysan M. Comparison of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Duloxetine Treatment Outcomes in Women Patients with Somatic Symptom Disorder. Sleep Hypn. 2017; 19(3): 70-77.


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Demirci OO, Sağaltıcı E, Yıldırım A, Boysan M. Comparison of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Duloxetine Treatment Outcomes in Women Patients with Somatic Symptom Disorder. Sleep Hypn. (2017), [cited June 23, 2026]; 19(3): 70-77.


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Demirci, O. O., Sağaltıcı, . E., Yıldırım, . A. & Boysan, . M. (2017) Comparison of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Duloxetine Treatment Outcomes in Women Patients with Somatic Symptom Disorder. Sleep Hypn, 19 (3), 70-77.


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Demirci, Onur Okan, Eser Sağaltıcı, Abdullah Yıldırım, and Murat Boysan. 2017. Comparison of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Duloxetine Treatment Outcomes in Women Patients with Somatic Symptom Disorder. Sleep and Hypnosis, 19 (3), 70-77.


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Demirci, Onur Okan, Eser Sağaltıcı, Abdullah Yıldırım, and Murat Boysan. "Comparison of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Duloxetine Treatment Outcomes in Women Patients with Somatic Symptom Disorder." Sleep and Hypnosis 19 (2017), 70-77.


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Demirci, Onur Okan, Eser Sağaltıcı, Abdullah Yıldırım, and Murat Boysan. "Comparison of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Duloxetine Treatment Outcomes in Women Patients with Somatic Symptom Disorder." Sleep and Hypnosis 19.3 (2017), 70-77. Print.


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Demirci, O. O., Sağaltıcı, . E., Yıldırım, . A. & Boysan, . M. (2017) Comparison of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Duloxetine Treatment Outcomes in Women Patients with Somatic Symptom Disorder. Sleep and Hypnosis, 19 (3), 70-77.


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