Development and evaluation of a internet-based guided self-help intervention for coping with nightmares;Entwicklung und Evaluation einer internetbasierten begleiteten Selbsthilfe-Intervention zur Bewältigung von Albträumen

Zeitschrift fur Psychiatrie, Psychologie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 117-124

  Böckermann, Max ^a   Gieselmann, Annika ^a   Sorbi, Marjolijn ^b   Pietrowsky, Reinhard ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Imagery Rehearsal Therapy; Internet based therapy; Nightmare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTERNET; NIGHTMARE; PRIVACY; SELF HELP; SLEEP QUALITY;

EID: 84928943168     PISSN: 16614747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1661-4747/a000230     Document Type: Article

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