Treatment of Nightmares in Psychiatric Inpatients With Imagery Rehearsal Therapy: An Open Trial and Case Series

Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 112-123

  Ellis, Thomas E ^a,b   Rufino, Katrina A ^c   Nadorff, Michael R ^d  

^a MENNINGER CLINIC   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DREAM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DREAMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY, PSYCHOTHERAPY; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85015897058     PISSN: 15402002     EISSN: 15402010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2017.1299738     Document Type: Article

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