Brief Psychoeducational and Cognitive Therapy for Nightmare Disorder (BPCT-ND)
Sleep Science January 24, 2024 Horacio Balam Álvarez-García, Ulises Jiménez Correa
A brief behavioral telemedicine therapy reduced nightmares, sleepiness, and insomnia symptoms in a 23-year-old woman with nightmare disorder. The intervention was delivered remotely, and improvements were observed immediately after treatment and maintained at a one-month follow-up. Measures included the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Paris Arousal Disorders Severity Scale, and a sleep diary. The case report suggests that behavioral treatment can be clinically effective for nightmare disorder, supporting its use beyond insomnia and other parasomnias.