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Rehearsal Relief of a Nightmare

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Isaac Marks
Isaac Marks*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hilly London SE5
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Summary

A recurrent nightmare of 14 years' duration rapidly disappeared after it was rehearsed repeatedly in treatment. The nightmare was independent of co-existing compulsive rituals and sexual problems, but was related to co-existing depression.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 133 , Issue 5 , November 1978 , pp. 461 - 465
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1978 

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