Increased mastery elements associated with imagery rehearsal treatment for nightmares in sexual assault survivors with PTSD

Dreaming

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 195-206

  Germain, Anne ^a,d,g   Krakow, Barry ^b,e,f   Faucher, Brigitte ^a,d   Zadra, Antonio ^a,d   Nielsen, Tore ^a,d   Hollifield, Michael ^b   Warner, Teddy D ^b,f   Koss, Mary ^c  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e Sleep and Human Health Institute of New Mexico   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dream coding; Imagery rehearsal; Mastery; Nightmares

Indexed keywords

EID: 30844465098     PISSN: 10530797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1053-0797.14.4.195     Document Type: Article

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