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Nightmare disorder Treatment
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Nightmare disorder Treatment
| | Some people have significant psychological problems that are causing bad dreams. It is important to consider psychotherapy to pinpoint major life stressors, past traumatic events and depression that might be causing bad dreams. |
| | If one is taking medications, it is advisable to ask the prescribing physician if the pills might be the culprit. |
| | Chronic nightmares have also been treated by a desensitization method that uses instruction about rehearsal of the nightmare and the imagining of a different ending. |
| | In one study, patients were instructed to select a recent nightmare and write it down, change the nightmare in any way they wished, write down the changed version and rehearse the changed nightmare in an imagery relaxed state. Patients were instructed to rehearse the changed version once a day for three consecutive days after each nightmare or until the nightmare went away. |
| | It was concluded that the use of desensitization or rehearsal techniques can reduce the frequency of nightmares and decrease distress. |
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