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JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
卷 29, 期 2, 页码 94-100出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(00)00195-6
关键词
adolescence; nightmares; posttraumatic stress disorder; sleep
资金
- NIMH NIH HHS [MH53239] Funding Source: Medline
Purpose: To evaluate imagery rehearsal therapy for the treatment of chronic nightmares in a sample of adolescent girls. Methods: Adolescent girls ranging in age from 13 to 18 years were recruited from the Wyoming Girls School in Sheridan, Wyoming (treatment group, n = 9; control group, n = 10). These girls had previously suffered a high prevalence of unwanted sexual experiences in childhood and adolescence, and thus many suffered from nightmares, sleep complaints, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Imagery rehearsal therapy was provided in a 1-day (6-h) workshop. Imagery rehearsal consists of three steps, all of which are performed in the waking state: (a) select a nightmare, (b) change the nightmare any way you wish, and (c) rehearse the images of the new version (new dream) 5 to 20 min each day. Control participants received no intervention. Results: At baseline, these girls had been suffering from nightmares, on average, for 4.5 years, and they reported experiencing 20 nightmares per month, which occurred at a frequency of at least one bad dream every other night. At 3 months, self-reported, retrospectively assessed nightmare frequency measured in nights per month decreased 57% (p = .01, d = 1.4) and measured in nightmares per month decreased 71% (p = .01, d = 1.7) in the treatment group, compared with no significant changes in the control group. No significant changes were noted for sleep and posttraumatic stress disorder measures in either group. Conclusion: Imagery rehearsal therapy was an effective treatment option for chronic nightmares in this adjudicated adolescent population. (C) Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2001.
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