Self-exposure treatment of recurrent nightmares: waiting-list-controlled trial and 4-year follow-up.
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 2006 Silvana Grandi, Stefania Fabbri, Naike Panattoni et al.
In open and randomized controlled trials self-exposure therapy reduced the frequency of nightmares but follow-up ceased at 7 months post-entry. Ten adults who attended an outpatient clinic and had DSM-IV nightmare disorder were put on a 3-month waiting-list. After 3 months they were given a self-exposure manual and were asked to follow its instructions for 4 weeks and were then followed up for...