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标题：Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for trauma-affected refugees – A case series
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作者：Ida Sophie Poschmann ; Sabina Palic-Kapic ; Hinuga Sandahl 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Dream Research
电子版ISSN：1866-7953
出版年度：2021
卷号：14
期号：1
页码：121-130
DOI：10.11588/ijodr.2021.1.77853
出版社：Library of the University of Heidelberg
摘要：Psychotherapy for nightmares and sleep disturbances in refugees suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an unexamined area. This case study examines efficacy; acceptability; and patient experiences with Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT) in 8 refugees with Middle Eastern background and PTSD-related nightmares. The aims of the study were to examine: A. if changes before and after IRT can be detected on measures of sleep quality; PTSD; level of functioning; and quality of life; B. if IRT is acceptable to refugees with PTSD-related nightmares; and C. patients’ individual and shared experiences through the three stages of IRT including changes in nightmare frequency on a sleep log. Qualitative (open questions) and quantitative methods (sleep-log; structured measures; drop-out; cancellation-; and no-show rates) were applied in order to create a thick description of the patients’ experiences throughout their IRT treatment process. Despite relatively high drop-out; cancellations and no-show rates; findings indicate that IRT is acceptable for the patients included in this study. Furthermore; a reduction in nightmare frequency; improvement in sleep quality and daytime functioning was indicated for most patients. IRT seems to be a good non-trauma-focused alternative to trauma-focused therapy for trauma-affected refugees and might also be used as an add on to standard trauma-focused treatment.
关键词：Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT);;trauma-affected refugees;;post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD);;nightmare treatment;psychotherapy