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Distressing dreams, including nightmares, are a common feature of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and frequently warrant individual clinical attention. A 42-year-old woman presented to her physician because of chronic, repetitive nightmares, following a rape. This case illustrates the use of a multimodal assessment approach to identify, conceptualize, and plan appropriate therapy for trauma-related nightmares. Discussion of a comprehensive treatment approach is also included. (The case discussed herein uses a pseudonym and no personally identifying data.)
Part of the writing of this manuscript was supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Academic Affiliations, Advanced Fellowship Program in Mental Illness Research and Treatment. The views expressed in this chapter are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, or the US Government. The identification of specific products, scientific instrumentation, or organizations is considered an integral part of the scientific endeavor and does not constitute endorsement or implied endorsement on the part of the author, DoD, or any component agency. KEM is now affiliated with the Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center at the Cpl. Michael J Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Miller, K.E., Friedlander, J.N., Davis, J.L., Balliett, N.E. (2019). Trauma-Related Nightmares. In: Khawaja, I., Hurwitz, T. (eds) Comorbid Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11772-6_15
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