Frontiers in Sleep
January 8, 2026
Jon‐Håkon Schultz, June Forsberg, Eva Alisic et al.
1 citation
Introduction Recurrent nightmares often severely impair the quality of life, school functioning, and daily functioning of trauma-exposed children and adolescents. However, research to date is limited for treatments focused on reducing the impact of posttraumatic nightmares among youth in conflict zones. This study aimed to investigate the outcome of the Better Learning Program 3 (BLP) as it was...
Behavioral Sleep Medicine
January 15, 2025
Kristi E. Pruiksma, Katherine E Miller, Joanne L. Davis et al.
16 citations
OBJECTIVES: Research supports cognitive behavioral therapies for nightmares (CBT-N) in adults. However, the nuances of implementation and unstandardized nomenclature for treatment components has created confusion in the field. To provide clarification, an expert consensus panel convened to review treatment manual components and to develop guidelines for the standardized implementation and...
Dreaming : journal of the Association for the Study of Dreams
June 1, 2021
Katherine E Miller, Richard J Ross, Gerlinde C. Harb
A previous study in military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and recurrent nightmares found a high prevalence of lucid dreaming (LD), the awareness while a dream continues that one is dreaming, and an "LD profile" characterized by frequent dream awareness and rare dream content control. Given the importance of the nightmare disturbance in PTSD, this study assessed with...
Dreaming (New York, N.Y.)
June 1, 2021
K. Miller, R. Ross, Gerlinde C. Harb
A previous study in military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and recurrent nightmares found a high prevalence of lucid dreaming (LD), the awareness while a dream continues that one is dreaming, and an “LD profile” characterized by frequent dream awareness and rare dream content control. Given the importance of the nightmare disturbance in PTSD, this study assessed with...
Nature and Science of Sleep
March 1, 2021
Jon‐Håkon Schultz, June Thorvaldsen Forsberg, Gerlinde C. Harb et al.
13 citations
INTRODUCTION: Recurrent nightmares, frequently associated with traumatic experiences, may impair quality of life and daily functioning. However, there have been few studies of posttraumatic nightmares occurring among children and youth, in particular for trauma-exposed populations in conflict zones. METHODS: Using two quantitative data sets, this study investigates the prevalence and...
PLoS One
November 25, 2020
Gerlinde C. Harb, Jon‐Håkon Schultz
27 citations
Children and adolescents who have experienced traumatic events demonstrate a variety of posttraumatic symptoms, including recurrent nightmares, as well as adverse reactions in the school setting. The current study examined nightmare symptoms, posttraumatic stress, sleep disturbance, and self- and teacher-reported school functioning of 64 youths in the Gaza Strip, ages 12 to 16, who have lived...
Journal of Traumatic Stress
October 1, 2012
Gerlinde C. Harb, Richard Thompson, Richard J Ross et al.
The characteristics of nightmares of 48 male U.S. Vietnam war veterans with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as revised dream scripts developed in the course of Imagery Rehearsal therapy, were examined in relation to pretreatment symptomatology and treatment outcome. Features, content, and themes of nightmares and rescripted dreams were coded by 2 independent raters....
Journal of Traumatic Stress
October 1, 2010
Joan M. Cook, Gerlinde C. Harb, Philip R. Gehrman et al.
AbstractOne hundred twenty‐four male Vietnam War veterans with chronic, severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were randomly assigned to imagery rehearsal (n = 61) or a credible active comparison condition (n = 63) for the treatment of combat‐related nightmares. There was pre‐post change in overall sleep quality and PTSD symptoms for both groups, but not in nightmare frequency....