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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT) has been shown to be efficacious in reducing nightmares, but the treatment has not been well-studied in veterans. The effectiveness of IRT was assessed from a chart review of veterans seeking outpatient treatment for chronic, trauma-related nightmares. Of those offered IRT, veterans who completed a full course of treatment for PTSD in the past year were more likely to initiate treatment. However, completion of IRT was not related to previous treatment, demographic variables, or nightmare severity reported at the first treatment session. Treatment completers reported significant reductions in nightmare frequency and intensity, severity of insomnia, and subjective daytime PTSD symptoms. Insomnia and PTSD symptoms, on average, were below clinical cutoffs following treatment, and 23% of patients showed a complete treatment response (< or =1 nightmare/week). Findings suggest IRT may be an effective short-term treatment for nighttime and daytime PTSD symptoms among veterans who complete a full course of treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1878-1888
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
2009. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
237-44
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Combat Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Dreams, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Imagery (Psychotherapy), pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Severity of Illness Index, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Veterans, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-War, pubmed-meshheading:20412888-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Effectiveness of imagery rehearsal therapy for the treatment of combat-related nightmares in veterans.
pubmed:affiliation
Veteran Affairs San Diego Healthcare Systems, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., MC 151B, Building 13, 3rd floor, San Diego, CA 92161, USA. drummond@ucsd.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article