scholarly journals A Case Study of Imagery Rehearsal Therapy in a Nightmare Disorder Patient with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Soyeong Park ◽  
Su Jung Choi ◽  
Eun Yeon Joo ◽  
Sooyeon Suh
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Imagery Rehearsal Therapy ◽  
Disorder Patient ◽  
Nightmare Disorder ◽  
Imagery Rehearsal

scholarly journals Doxazosin for the treatment of nightmare disorder: A diary-based case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 2050313X2093607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ståle Pallesen ◽  
Hilde Sofie Hamre ◽  
Nina Lang ◽  
Bjørn Bjorvatn
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Good Effect ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Adrenergic Antagonist ◽  
Nightmare Disorder

The α1-adrenergic antagonist prazosin has showed good effect against posttraumatic stress disorder–related nightmares in several randomized controlled trials. The α1-adrenergic antagonist doxazosin, which has a longer half-live than prazosin, has received far less attention in the treatment of such nightmares. Here, we report a case of a patient suffering from severe nightmares following an erroneous medical administration of adrenaline (causing severe physiological hyper-activation) who was treated with doxazosin. Over a period of 280 days, the patient kept a nightmare diary and took 0, 4, or 8 mg doxazosin. The analyses showed that 8 mg doxazosin (55.2% nightmare-free nights) worked better (odds ratio = 28.2; 95% confidence interval = 3.7–213.9) compared to nights without doxazosin (4.3% nightmare-free nights). Except dizziness, which was not regarded as particularly bothersome by the patient, doxazosin was well tolerated. It is concluded that doxazosin may be indicated as a pharmacological treatment for patients suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder–related nightmares.

scholarly journals Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for Chronic Nightmares in Sexual Assault Survivors With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

JAMA ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 286 (5) ◽  
pp. 537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Krakow ◽  
Michael Hollifield ◽  
Lisa Johnston ◽  
Mary Koss ◽  
Ron Schrader ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Sexual Assault Survivors ◽  
Imagery Rehearsal Therapy ◽  
Imagery Rehearsal ◽  
Assault Survivors

scholarly journals Internet-Based Intervention for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Using Remote Imagery Rehearsal Therapy to Treat Nightmares

2019 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 315-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Putois ◽  
Laure Peter-Derex ◽  
Wendy Leslie ◽  
Claire Braboszcz ◽  
Wissam El-Hage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Imagery Rehearsal Therapy ◽  
Internet Based Intervention ◽  
Imagery Rehearsal

scholarly journals Hallucinations Are Real to Patients With Dementia

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 233372141772110 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Hamdy ◽  
A. Kinser ◽  
J. V. Lewis ◽  
R. Copeland ◽  
A. Depelteau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Dementia With Lewy Bodies ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Lewy Bodies ◽  
Attention Span ◽  
Short Attention Span

In this case study, we present a patient with preexistent posttraumatic stress disorder and psychosis who has been recently diagnosed with Dementia with Lewy Bodies. He is experiencing vivid hallucinations. What went wrong between him and his wife as a result of these hallucinations is presented. Alternative actions that could have been used are suggested. Objectives At the end of this case study, readers will know the following: The characteristic clinical features of Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB). Patients experiencing hallucinations should not be contradicted, to them, these hallucinations are real. Easy distractibility and short attention span can be exploited to avert or defuse potentially catastrophic situations. Patients with dementia should not have access to loaded guns.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Mild Head Trauma: Follow-up of a Case Study

1993 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur MacNeill Horton
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Head Trauma ◽  
Behavior Therapy ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Neuropsychological Test ◽  
Neuropsychological Deficits ◽  
Current Report

A current conceptual conundrum is the question of whether it is possible to have a co-occurrence of both Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and head trauma. The current report describes the results of behavior therapy and a series of neuropsychological tests for a man who suffered Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and neuropsychological deficits after an automobile accident. A series of neuropsychological test batteries documented considerable improvement. The patient was also treated for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with behavior therapy so symptoms abated much earlier than the neuropsychological deficits.

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