A Case Study of Imagery Rehearsal Therapy in a Nightmare Disorder Patient with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Soyeong Park, S. Choi, E. Joo, S. Suh
Journal of Sleep Medicine June 30, 2019 DOI: 10.13078/jsm.19028 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Adults with chronic insomnia |
| Duration | One-month follow-up |
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Key findings | A mobile app delivering brief CBT-I significantly improved sleep quality and reduced insomnia severity, with gains maintained at one-month follow-up. |
Abstract
Soyeong Park, Su Jung Choi, Eun Yeon Joo, Sooyeon Suh Department of Psychology, Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul, Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center, Department of Clinical Nursing Science, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Department of Neurology, Brain-Nerve Center, Samsung Medical Center, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI), Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Comparable studies
Other randomized controlled trials on dreaming, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efficacy of a Cognitive‐Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia and Nightmares in Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans With PTSD Combat veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and/or Operation Iraqi Freedom (mean age... | 2013 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 40 |
| Lucid Dreaming Treatment for Nightmares: A Pilot Study Chronic nightmare sufferers | 2006 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 23 |
| Testing the involvement of the prefrontal cortex in lucid dreaming: A tDCS study Participants spending three consecutive nights in a sleep laboratory | 2013 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 19 |
| Pre-sleep treatment with galantamine stimulates lucid dreaming: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study Adults with high dream recall and an interest in lucid dreaming | 2018 | Randomized crossover trial | n = 121 |
| Studies with lucid dreaming as add-on therapy to Gestalt therapy Adults with nightmares (ICD-10: F51.5) at least twice a week | 2015 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 32 |
Citations in the library
Cites 3
- Nightmare Prevalence, Nightmare Distress, and Self-Reported Psychological Disturbance Sleep 2002
- A Meta-analysis of Imagery Rehearsal for Post-trauma Nightmares: Effects on Nightmare Frequency, Sleep Quality, and Posttraumatic Stress Clinical Psychology Review June 30, 2012
- Clinical management of chronic nightmares: imagery rehearsal therapy. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2006