The treatment of recalcitrant post-traumatic nightmares with autogenic training and autogenic abreaction: A case study

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-210

  Sadigh, Micah R ^a  

^a Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Autogenic abreaction; Autogenic neutralization; Autogenic training; Post traumatic stress disorder; Posttraumatic nightmares

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; CASE REPORT; DREAMING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NIGHTMARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RATING SCALE; REACTION ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SLEEP PARAMETERS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0033427791     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023440731202     Document Type: Article

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