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Todd M Bishop1, Peter C Britton1, Kerry L Knox1
1Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY; Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
Abstract:
Disrupted sleep is common among combat veterans and can negatively impact response to mental health treatments. A trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) for nightmares was conducted with 14 combat veterans diagnosed with insomnia, and who were experiencing posttraumatic stress and/or depression. In the case-series that follows veterans experienced clinically significant changes in sleep, and statistically significant reductions in insomnia, nightmare, depression and posttraumatic stress severity following treatment. Combined CBT-I and IRT is a promising treatment for patients with combat-related trauma and psychiatric morbidity.
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