Psychotherapy Using Images for Nightmares in Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Misari Oe, Naohisa Uchimura
Kyushu Neuropsychiatry 2014 DOI: 10.11642/kyushuneurop.60.2_92 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Interventions | Imagery Rehearsal Therapy Imagery Rescripting Exposure Relaxation and Rescripting Therapy |
| Topics | Dreaming PTSD |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key points | The author reports that recent meta-analyses show imagery-based treatments for PTSD nightmares improve nightmare frequency, sleep quality, and PTSD symptoms, and argues these approaches have demonstrated some efficacy overseas. The author discusses adapting them for routine clinical practice in Japan and presents a psychoeducational booklet created for this purpose, expressing hope that effectiveness will be verified in Japan through further practice. |
Abstract
心的外傷後ストレス障害(PTSD)で生じる悪夢に対する非薬物療法のうち,イメージを利用した治療法として代表的なものに,Imagery Rehearsal Therapy, Imagery Rescripting, Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapyがある。近年のメタ解析では,悪夢の頻度,睡眠の質,PTSD症状の3項目において改善が認められた。本邦での日常臨床にこの治療法を組み入れるための工夫について論じ,筆者がこの治療法を利用するために作成した心理教育用の冊子について説明を加えた。PTSDの悪夢に対する,イメージを利用した治療は海外で一定の効果が示されており,今後更なる実践により本邦での効果検証がなされることを期待する。
Citations in the library
Cites 6
- A critical review of the evidence base of imagery rehearsal for posttraumatic nightmares: pointing the way for future research. Journal of Traumatic Stress September 30, 2013
- Management of post-traumatic nightmares: a review of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments since 2010. Current Psychiatry Reports October 1, 2012
- 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
- Physiological predictors of response to exposure, relaxation, and rescripting therapy for chronic nightmares in a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine December 1, 2011
- Long-term effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural self-help intervention for nightmares. Journal of Sleep Research September 1, 2011
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