Objectives The study examined the psychometric properties of the Nightmare Distress Questionnaire (NDQ) in veterans with a provisional posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis and trauma-related nightmares.Method Participants were 659 Australian Defence Force veterans who completed online questionnaires for a larger study investigating military-civilian transition. Analyses included...
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with sleep disturbances including insomnia and nightmares. This study compared cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) with CBT-I combined with imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) for nightmares to evaluate if the combined treatment led to greater reductions in trauma-related sleep disturbances in Australian veterans. Veterans with...