Treating Post-Trauma Nightmares: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach / Edition 1

by Joanne L. Davis PhD

Overview

This book will be a valuable resource for those conducting research focused on trauma- related sleep disturbances and nightmares, and for clinicians working with clients with these problems."
—Heidi S. Resnick, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina

Extremely thoughtful and comprehensive....Dr. Davis does a superb job of providing clear, evidence-based treatment with many helpful case examples included. It is a must read for any therapist who treats patients with PTSD."
—Sherry A. Falsetti, PhD, University of Illinois College of Medicine

Treating Post-Trauma Nightmares presents the only interdisciplinary treatment that brings together literature, theory, and techniques from sleep medicine and psychological perspectives: Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy (ERRT).

This groundbreaking treatment specifically targets chronic nightmares experienced by trauma-exposed persons. An empirically based book, Treating Post-Trauma Nightmares discusses the nature and characteristics of trauma-related nightmares, and serves as a guide to clinicians treating patients with PTSD or other trauma- and sleep-related disorders. Davis explores and outlines the treatment process, step-by-step, for those interested in the utilization and evaluation of ERRT.
Key Features:

• Delineates important assessment considerations, providing guidance in the assessment of traumatic events and differential diagnosis of sleep events
• Includes a section on treatment considerations, addressing potential difficulties therapists or clients may encounter, and provides suggestions for handling these situations
• Features a complete participant manual that summarizes all components of the treatments explained in the book

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826102898
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	10/27/2008
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Joanne Davis is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she oversees the Trauma Research: Assessment, Prevention and Treatment Center.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Overview of Trauma and Trauma-Related Nightmares
Chapter 2: Assessment of Trauma, Nightmares, and Sleep Problems
Chapter 3: Introduction to Exposure, Relaxation, & Rescripting Treatment [ERRT] for Trauma-Related Nightmares
Chapter 4: Session 1
Chapter 5: Session 2
Chapter 6: Session 3
Chapter 7: Treatment Considerations
Chapter 8: Results of ERRT