Characteristics of Chronic Nightmares in a Trauma-Exposed Treatment-Seeking Sample

Dreaming

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 187-198

  Davis, Joanne L ^a   Byrd, Patricia ^a   Rhudy, Jamie L ^a   Wright, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

nightmares; posttraumatic stress disorder; trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349194877     PISSN: 10530797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1053-0797.17.4.187     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 4th ed. (1994), Author, Washington, DC
2. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 4th ed., text revision (2000), Author, Washington, DC
3. Beck A.T., Steer R.A., and Brown G.K. The Beck Depression Inventory-II (1996), Psychological Corporation, San Antonio, TX
4. Beck A.T., Steer R.A., and Garbin M.G. Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory: Twenty-five years of evaluation. Clinical Psychology Review 8 (1988) 77-100
5. Blake D.D., Keane T.M., Wine P.R., Mora C., Taylor K.L., and Lyons J.A. Prevalence of PTSD symptoms in combat veterans seeking medical treatment. Journal of Traumatic Stress 3 (1990) 15-27
6. Blake D.D., Weathers F.W., Nagy L.M., Kaloupek D.G., Klauminzer G., Charney D.S., and Keane T.M. A clinician rating scale for assessing current and lifetime PTSD: The CAPS-1. Behavior Therapy 13 (1990) 187-188
7. Blake D., Weathers F., Nagy L., Kaloupek D., Klauminzer G., Charney D., et al. The development of the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale. Journal of Traumatic Stress 8 (1995) 75-90
8. Buysse D., Reynolds C., Monk T., Berman S., and Kupfer D. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: A new instrument for psychiatric practice and research. Psychiatry Research 28 (1989) 193-213
9. Byrd, P. M., Davis, J. L., Schneider, C. N., Cantrell, C., Tracy, V., & Fernandez, S. (2006, November). Characteristics of chronic nightmare in a clinical, trauma-exposed sample. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies.
10. David D., and Mellman T.A. Dreams following Hurricane Andrew. Dreaming 7 (1997) 209-214
11. Davidson J., Smith R., and Kudler H. Validity and reliability of the DSM-III criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder: Experiences with a structured interview. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 177 (1989) 336-341
12. Davis J.L., and Wright D.C. Randomized clinical trial for treatment of chronic nightmares in trauma-exposed adults. Journal of Traumatic Stress 20 (2007) 123-133
13. Davis, J. L., Wright, D. C., & Borntrager, C. F. (2001). Trauma Related Nightmare Survey. Unpublished measure, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK.
14. Derogatis L. The SCL-90-R (1975), Clinical Psychometrics Research, Baltimore
15. Derogatis R.L., Lipman R.S., and Covi L. The SCL-90, an outpatient psychiatric rating scale. Psychopharmacological Bulletin 9 (1973) 13-28
16. Esposito K., Benitez A., Barza L., and Mellman T. Evaluation of dream content in combat-related PTSD. Journal of Traumatic Stress 12 (1999) 681-687
17. Falsetti S.A., Resnick H.S., and Davis J. Multiple channel exposure therapy: Combining cognitive-behavioral therapies for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder with panic attacks. Behavior Modification 29 (2005) 70-94
18. Falsetti S.A., Resnick H.S., Resick P.A., and Kilpatrick D.G. The Modified PTSD Symptom Scale: A brief self-report measure of posttraumatic stress disorder. Behavioral Therapist (1993) 161-162
19. Foa E.B., Riggs D.S., Dancu C.V., and Rothbaum B.O. Reliability and validity of a brief instrument for assessing post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress 6 (1993) 459-473
20. Forbes D., Creamer M., and Biddle D. The validity of the PTSD checklist as a measure of symptomatic change in combat-related PTSD. Behaviour Research and Therapy 39 (2001) 977-986
21. Forbes D., Phelps A.J., McHugh A.F., Debenham P., Hopwood M., and Creamer M. Imagery rehearsal in the treatment of posttraumatic nightmares in Australian veterans with chronic combat-related PTSD: 12-month follow-up data. Journal of Traumatic Stress 16 (2003) 509-513
22. Hartmann E. Dreams and nightmares: The origin and meaning of dreams (1998), Perseus, Cambridge, MA
23. Kessler R., Sonnega A., Bromet E., Hughes M., and Nelson C.B. Posttraumatic stress disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey. Archives of General Psychiatry 52 (1995) 1048-1060
24. Krakow B., Hollifield M., Johnston L., Koss M., Schrader R., Warner T.D., et al. Imagery rehearsal therapy for chronic nightmares in sexual assault survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA 286 (2001) 537-545
25. Mellman T.A., David D., Bustamante V., Torres J., and Fins A. Dreams in the acute aftermath of trauma and their relationship to PTSD. Journal of Traumatic Stress 14 (2001) 241-247
26. Mellman T.A., Kulick-Bell R., Ashlock L., and Nolan B. Sleep events among veterans with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry 152 (1995) 110-115
27. Resick P.A., Falsetti S.A., Resnick H.S., and Kilpatrick D.G. The Modified PTSD Symptom Scale-Self-Report (1991), University of Missouri & Charleston: Medical University of South Carolina, National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, St. Louis
28. Resnick H.S. Psychometric review of Trauma Assessment for Adults (TAA). In: Stamm B.H. (Ed). Measurement of stress, trauma, and adaptation (1996), Sidran Press, Lutherville, MD 362-365
29. Resnick, H. S., Best, C. L., Kilpatrick, D. G., Freedy, J. R., & Falsetti, S. A. (1993). Trauma Assessment for Adults-Self-Report Version. Unpublished scale, National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina.
30. Ross R.J., Ball W.A., Sullivan K.A., and Caroff S.N. Sleep disturbance as the hallmark of posttraumatic stress disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry 146 (1989) 697-707
31. Schreuder B.J.N., Igreja V., van Dijk J., and Kleijn W. Intrusive re-experiencing of chronic strife or war. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 7 (2001) 102-108
32. Schreuder B.J.N., Kleijn W.C., and Rooijmans H.G.M. Nocturnal re-experiencing more than forty years after war trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress 13 (2000) 453-463
33. Spitzer R.L., Williams J.B.W., and Gibbon M. Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV, patient version (1995), New York State Psychiatric Institute, Biometrics Research Department, New York
34. Thompson K.E., Hamilton M., and West J.A. Group treatment for nightmares in veterans with combat-related PTSD. National Centre for PTSD Clinical Quarterly (1995) 13-17
35. van der Kolk B., Blitz R., Burr W., Sherry S., and Hartmann E. Nightmares and trauma: A comparison of nightmares after combat with lifelong nightmares in veterans. American Journal of Psychiatry 141 (1984) 187-190
36. Weathers F.W., Ruscio A.M., and Keane T.M. Psychometric properties of nine scoring rule for the Clinician Administered Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale. Psychological Assessment 11 (1999) 124-133
37. Wright, D. C., Davis, J. L., Inness, T., & Stem, P. (2003). Convergent validity of PTSD assessment measures in a sample of survivors of domestic violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Psychological Association, Oklahoma City, OK.