SLEEPJ
May 8, 2026
Courtney Bolstad, Constance Fung, Lori Davis et al.
Abstract Introduction Nightmares are common, undertreated, and linked to various biopsychosocial issues in veterans. To address this clinical need, a provider training and consultation program in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares (CBT-N) was established in 2020 within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Program evaluation data indicate that clinicians perceive CBT-N to be...
Current Psychiatry Reports
November 1, 2025
Christine J So, Courtney J Bolstad, Katherine E Miller
We review the recent published literature on nightmare-focused interventions, including imagery rehearsal therapy, for trauma-exposed adult populations. Imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) and prazosin remain the most supported treatments, though results vary across studies. New consensus guidelines have led to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares (CBT-N), which integrates rescripting,...
Behavioral Sleep Medicine
January 15, 2025
Kristi E. Pruiksma, Katherine E Miller, Joanne L. Davis et al.
16 citations
OBJECTIVES: Research supports cognitive behavioral therapies for nightmares (CBT-N) in adults. However, the nuances of implementation and unstandardized nomenclature for treatment components has created confusion in the field. To provide clarification, an expert consensus panel convened to review treatment manual components and to develop guidelines for the standardized implementation and...
Dreaming : journal of the Association for the Study of Dreams
June 1, 2021
Katherine E Miller, Richard J Ross, Gerlinde C. Harb
A previous study in military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and recurrent nightmares found a high prevalence of lucid dreaming (LD), the awareness while a dream continues that one is dreaming, and an "LD profile" characterized by frequent dream awareness and rare dream content control. Given the importance of the nightmare disturbance in PTSD, this study assessed with...