2019
Randomized Controlled Trial of Imagery Rehearsal for Posttraumatic Nightmares in Combat Veterans.
Harb GC, Cook JM, Phelps AJ, Gehrman PR, Forbes D, Localio R, Harpaz-Rotem I, Gur RC, Ross RJ. Randomized Controlled Trial of Imagery Rehearsal for Posttraumatic Nightmares in Combat Veterans. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2019, 15: 757-767. PMID: 31053215, PMCID: PMC6510682, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyPosttraumatic stress disorderNightmare Distress QuestionnaireNightmare Frequency QuestionnaireBehavioral therapySevere posttraumatic stress disorderUnited States veteransOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veteransImagery rehearsalOperation Iraqi Freedom veteransSubgroups of veteransIraqi Freedom veteransFrequency questionnaireControlled TrialsPrimary outcomeLikelihood ratio chi-squareStates veteransDistress QuestionnaireStress disorderChi-squareRecurrent nightmaresConfidence intervalsMilitary veteransVeteransCombat veterans
2011
Cognitive-behavioral coping strategies associated with combat-related PTSD in treatment-seeking OEF–OIF Veterans
Pietrzak RH, Harpaz-Rotem I, Southwick SM. Cognitive-behavioral coping strategies associated with combat-related PTSD in treatment-seeking OEF–OIF Veterans. Psychiatry Research 2011, 189: 251-258. PMID: 21813184, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAvoidance coping strategiesPostdeployment social supportCombat-related PTSD symptomsCombat-related posttraumatic stress disorderOEF-OIF veteransPTSD symptomsCoping strategiesSocial supportAvoidance copingCognitive-behavioral coping strategiesCognitive therapy modelTrauma-related thoughtsMaladaptive coping strategiesMeasures of worryIraqi Freedom veteransBehavioral distractionCognitive copingStructural equation modelSocial avoidanceStress disorderThought controlCombat exposureGreater perceptionOperation Enduring Freedom