Nightmares have been tied to a myriad of adverse mental health outcomes and are known to persist after treatment of other concerns such as posttraumatic stress, depression, and anxiety. When reaching clinical levels, nightmare disorder is known to effect 2-6% of the general population, Although many treatments exist for nightmare disorder and posttraumatic nightmares, Imagery Rehearsal Therapy...
Disrupted sleep is common among combat veterans and can negatively impact response to mental health treatments. A trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) for nightmares was conducted with 14 combat veterans diagnosed with insomnia, and who were experiencing posttraumatic stress and/or depression. In the case-series that follows veterans...