Imagery rehearsal therapy: An emerging treatment for posttraumatic nightmares in veterans

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 232-238

  Moore, Bret A ^a   Krakow, Barry ^b  

^a Military Psychology Consulting   (United States)

^b Maimonides International Nightmare Treatment   (United States)

Author keywords

Imagery Rehearsal Therapy; nightmares; sleep disorders; veterans

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957559689     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019895     Document Type: Article

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