Treating chronic nightmares of sexual assault survivors with an intellectual disability - Two descriptive case studies

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-80

  Kroese, Biza Stenfert ^a,b   Thomas, Gail ^a  

^a Shropshire County NHS Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive behaviour therapy; Imagery rehearsal therapy; Intellectual disability; Nightmares; Post traumatic stress disorder; Sexual assault survivors

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645117259     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2005.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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