Efficacy of a Cognitive‐Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia and Nightmares in Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans With PTSD
Journal of Clinical Psychology April 29, 2013 Skye Ochsner Margolies, Bruce D. Rybarczyk, Scott R. Vrana et al. 158 citations
OBJECTIVE: Sleep disturbances are a core and salient feature of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Pilot studies have indicated that combined cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) for nightmares improves sleep as well as PTSD symptoms. METHOD: The present study randomized 40 combat veterans (mean age 37.7 years; 90% male and 60% African...