Current treatments for rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder are not always effective and can lead to dose-limited adverse events, and new treatments are needed for this condition. We present a case of a patient with treatment-refractory isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder who had a dramatic and sustained improvement in dream enactment behaviors using oral tinctures...
Narcolepsy type 1 is a clinical syndrome defined by recurrent episodes of excessive daytime sleepiness, episodes of cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, and sleep paralysis. Symptoms typically manifest in the second or third decade with another small peak in the fourth decade. In this report we describe the case of a 64-year-old female presenting with new-onset visual hallucinations as the...
Posttraumatic nightmares may exacerbate and perpetuate the daytime symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and might represent a therapeutic target. The therapeutic strategy of memory reconsolidation using the β-adrenergic receptor blocker propranolol associated with re-exposure psychotherapy is a promising treatment in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. Previous studies have...
Trauma-related nightmares are highly prevalent among veterans and are associated with higher-severity insomnia and posttraumatic stress disorder. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (typically 6–8 sessions) has been shown to reduce trauma-related nightmares. Brief behavioral treatment for insomnia (BBTI, 4 sessions) has been found to be comparable to CBT-I in decreasing insomnia severity;...