Cognitive-behavioral self-help treatment for nightmares: A randomized controlled trial

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 371-377

  Lancee, Jaap ^a   Spoormaker, Victor I ^a,b   Van Den Bout, Jan ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Exposure; Imagery rehearsal; Nightmare treatment; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGERY REHEARSAL THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHTMARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; SLEEP;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DOCUMENTATION; DREAMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; SLEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955168313     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000320894     Document Type: Article

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