Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Treatment of Nightmares: A Case Report
A single client with depression and chronic nightmares was treated with 4 sessions of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and showed a decrease in nightmares and improvement in general well-being. The client's 2 nightmare images were resolved following Luber's (2010)
protocol for nightmare processing. Treatment effects were measured with the Outcome Rating Scale and showed a shift from the clinical range at pretreatment to the nonclinical range at the third session. The ready improvement and gains of this patient have served to highlight various aspects
of the EMDR procedures which have worked well for the client, which included targeting the negative cognitions surrounding the theme of helplessness as well as adapting the positive cognition with a collectivistic orientation.
Keywords: CASE REPORT; CHRONIC NIGHTMARES; DEPRESSION; EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR); SINGAPORE; TREATMENT
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 August 2014
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