Imagery rehearsal therapy for frequent nightmares in children.
Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2009 Mélanie St-Onge, Pierre Mercier, Joseph De Koninck
This study examined the applicability of imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) to children with frequent nightmares. Eleven boys and 9 girls aged 9 to 11, with moderate to severe primary nightmares (1 or more per week for 6 months) and without posttraumatic stress disorder, were randomly divided into an imagery rehearsal treatment group (n = 9) or a waiting-list (n = 11) group. ANCOVA with repeated...