Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing on Autoimmune Thyroiditis in Adults
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2021-03-23
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether Eye Movement Desensitization and
Reprocessing (EMDR) is effective in decreasing the level of autoantibodies of patients with
autoimmune thyroiditis. The investigators hypothesize that processing traumatic memories from
events that happened before the illness onset will have a positive impact first on the psyche
(a) by decreasing the level of dissociation, alexithymia, anger, and (b) by increasing the
quality of life and emotional regulation, than those in the control group. Secondly, it will
have an impact on the biological level, by decreasing the level of autoantibodies,
antithyroglobulin antibody (anti-Tg) and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody (anti-TPO), which
are the main antibodies detected in chronic autoimmune thyroiditis.