Journal of Clinical Psychology
2017
Annette van Schagen, Jaap Lancee, Marijke L. Swart et al.
Nightmares are associated with psychopathology and impaired coping in the general population. However, little is known about this association in a psychiatric population. In this study, we investigate whether patients with diverse psychiatric disorders have increased symptomatology and different coping styles if they suffer from comorbid nightmare disorder. Participants were 498 patients with...
UvA-DARE
2016
Annette van Schagen, Jaap Lancee, Victor I. Spoormaker et al.
8 citations
Nightmares are a common problem with debilitating consequences. Meta-analyses have revealed that imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT), in which the storyline of the recurring nightmare is changed, is the treatment of choice for nightmares. In a randomized clinical trial, we recently demonstrated that IRT was also effective in a population of patients with diverse psychiatric disorders. In this...
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
September 1, 2015
Annette van Schagen, Jaap Lancee, Izaäk W De Groot et al.
Nightmares are associated with psychopathology and daily distress. They are highly prevalent in a psychiatric population (30%). Currently, imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) is the treatment of choice for nightmares. With IRT, the script of the nightmare is changed into a new dream, which is imagined during the day. However, the effects of IRT in a psychiatric population remain unknown. The aim of...
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
2013
Marijke L. Swart, Annette van Schagen, Jaap Lancee et al.
98 citations
Nightmares can cause great suffering as they disturb sleep, affect daily functioning and overall well-being. They are associated with psychopathology like anxiety disorders, more specifically posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychosis, personality pathology, suicide risk, and substance abuse [1,2]. Two to five percent of the general adult population suffers from one or more nightmares a...
Journal of Sleep Research
September 1, 2011
Jaap Lancee, Victor I. Spoormaker, Jan Van den Bout
Nightmares are a prevalent disorder leading to daily impairments. Two cognitive-behavioural self-help interventions--imagery rehearsal and exposure--recently showed short-term efficacy compared to a waiting-list and a group that recorded their nightmares. This paper reports the long-term results of the imagery rehearsal (n=103) and exposure (n=95) interventions. Participants were assigned...
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
2010
Jaap Lancee, Victor I. Spoormaker, Jan Van den Bout
Several cognitive-behavioral techniques are effective in reducing nightmare frequency, but the therapeutic factor (e.g. cognitive restructuring, systematic desensitization) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to compare the nightmare treatments imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT), exposure, and recording (keeping a diary)--in a self-help format--with a waiting list. Participants were...
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
October 1, 2008
Jaap Lancee, Victor I. Spoormaker, Barry Krakow et al.
The aim of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on nightmare frequency and to determine which kind of CBT is the most effective treatment. A systematic literature search was carried out in PsychInfo and PubMed articles published on or before May 1, 2008. The inclusion criteria were: nightmare treatment study, use of nonpharmacological treatment, not...
Sleep Medicine Reviews
February 1, 2006
Victor I. Spoormaker, Michael Schredl, Jan Van den Bout
The DSM-IV-TR definition of nightmares-extremely frightening dreams from which the person wakes up directly-is unnecessarily narrow. Other emotions (anger, grief) have also been reported in nightmares, and direct awakening from a bad dream seems to be unrelated to increased distress. In addition, assessment of nightmares is problematic. Polysomnographic recordings have an ameliorating effect on...
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
2006
Victor I. Spoormaker, Jan Van den Bout
155 citations
BACKGROUND: The goal of this pilot study was to evaluate the effects of the cognitive-restructuring technique 'lucid dreaming treatment' (LDT) on chronic nightmares. Becoming lucid (realizing that one is dreaming) during a nightmare allows one to alter the nightmare storyline during the nightmare itself. METHODS: After having filled out a sleep and a posttraumatic stress disorder questionnaire,...
Dreaming
September 1, 2003
Victor I. Spoormaker, Jan Van den Bout, Eli J. G. Meijer
54 citations
Goal of this series of cases was to investigate lucid dreaming treatment for nightmares. Hypotheses were that lucid dreaming treatment would decrease nightmare frequency and state/trait anxiety, and improve the quality of sleep. Eight participants received a one-hour individual session, which consisted of lucid dreaming exercises and discussing possible constructive solutions for the nightmare....