An Expert Consensus Statement for Implementing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares in Adults
Behavioral Sleep Medicine January 15, 2025 Kristi E. Pruiksma, Katherine E Miller, Joanne L. Davis et al. 16 citations
An expert consensus panel reviewed treatment manuals for cognitive behavioral therapies for nightmares (CBT-N) tested in randomized clinical trials with adults. The panel developed guidelines for standardized implementation and terminology of CBT-N, addressing patient symptom presentations appropriate for treatment and components such as session length, relaxation training, stimulus control, sleep efficiency training, sleep hygiene, nightmare exposure, nightmare rescripting, and imagery rehearsal of rescripted dreams. The recommendations aim to clarify confusion caused by unstandardized nomenclature and implementation nuances, and are intended to be revised as new research evidence emerges.