Imagery rehearsal therapy for frequent nightmares in children

Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-98

  St Onge, Mélanie ^a   Mercier, Pierre ^a   de Koninck, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DREAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; DREAMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 65549146720     PISSN: 15402002     EISSN: 15402010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15402000902762360     Document Type: Article

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