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ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2025

Status of Imagery Rehearsal Therapy and Other Interventions for Nightmare Treatment in PTSD.

Christine J So, Courtney J Bolstad, Katherine E Miller

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Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03974503 (Characterization of Sleep With Trauma Nightmares Using Ambulatory Sleep Measurement), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03974503 nacompletednot on this map

Characterization of Sleep With Trauma Nightmares Using Ambulatory Sleep Measurement

TypeinterventionalSponsorVA Office of Research and DevelopmentRan2019 to 2025Enrolled48ConditionsNightmares, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Actigraphy, Respiratory Sinus ArrhythmiaArmsExposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy, Sleep and Nightmare Management
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Christine J SoDepartment of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Courtney J BolstadBirmingham/Atlanta Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Birmingham VA Health Care System, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Katherine E MillerMinneapolis VA Health Care System, 1 Veterans Drive, 55417, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Katherine.miller13@va.gov.

Funding

CSRD VA IK2 CX001874U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs IK2CX001874
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewWe review the recent published literature on nightmare-focused interventions, including imagery rehearsal therapy, for trauma-exposed adult populations. RECENT

findingsImagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) and prazosin remain the most supported treatments, though results vary across studies. New consensus guidelines have led to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares (CBT-N), which integrates rescripting, exposure, and sleep strategies. Digital self-management, brief coaching-support, and tools like lucid dreaming or targeted memory reactivation show promise. Integrated and sequenced approaches with PTSD or insomnia treatments may improve outcomes, though evidence remains mixed. While trauma-focused treatments reduce PTSD symptoms, nightmares may persist without targeted care. Standardized CBT-based approaches, consistent outcome measurement, and studies on mechanisms and sequencing are needed to optimize and expand access to nightmare treatment.

Indexed as

Cognitive Behavioral TherapyDreamsImagery, PsychotherapyStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticHumansCognitive behavioral therapy for nightmaresImagery rehearsalNightmaresPTSD

Identifiers

PMID40932590

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