Is there medical hope for PTSD combined with nightmares?
December 30, 2013 Comments Off on Is there medical hope for PTSD combined with nightmares?This is actually a followup post to this primary article on Trauma Focused Therapy.
Read moreBut oftentimes, despite PTSD treatment, patients still complain of nightmares. What can I offer them then?
A psychotherapeutic option
Image rehearsal therapy (IRT) is one option:
* IRT is a modified CBT technique that utilizes recalling the nightmare, writing it down and changing the theme.