Open AccessAugmenting cognitive processing therapy to improve sleep impairment in PTSD: A randomized controlled trial.
Author(s) -
Tara E. Galovski,
Juliette M. Harik,
Leah M. Blain,
Lisa S. Elwood,
Chelsea Gloth,
Thomas Fletcher
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.582
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1939-2117
pISSN - 0022-006X
DOI - 10.1037/ccp0000059
Subject(s) - hypnosis , psychology , cognitive processing therapy , psycinfo , randomized controlled trial , clinical psychology , depression (economics) , cognition , cognitive behavioral therapy , cognitive therapy , psychiatry , medline , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics
Despite the success of empirically supported treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleep impairment frequently remains refractory after treatment. This single-site, randomized controlled trial examined the effectiveness of sleep-directed hypnosis as a complement to an empirically supported psychotherapy for PTSD (cognitive processing therapy [CPT]).