Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
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Lead
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Must be enrolled in the Michael E. DeBakey VAMC Trauma Recovery Program and qualify for a diagnosis of combat-related PTSD related to service in Vietnam-era conflicts as measured by responses to the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) and total score ≥ 50 on the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Stressor Specific Version (PCL-S)
Have a clinically significant sleep problem as measured by a total score \> 5 on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Have a repetitive trauma-related nightmare at least once per week on average, as measured by the Nightmare Frequency Questionnaire (NFQ), and which significantly impairs sleep as measured by response ≥ 2 on question 1a of the Nightmare Effects Survey (NES)
Be stable on current regimen of psychotropic medication (i.e., no changes to medications and/or dosages) if applicable
Must sign consent to be audio-recorded as part of the course of the treatment
You may not be if
Current substance dependence
Planned or ongoing participation in Prolonged Exposure or Cognitive Processing Therapy during treatment participation
Organic psychosis
Bipolar I disorder
Epilepsy
Currently on benzodiazepine or hypnotic medication to treat sleep
Currently take prazosin
Indication of undiagnosed sleep apnea defined as score ≥ .5 across items 1, 5, and 8 of the Multivariable Apnea Risk Index
Uncontrolled sleep apnea
Clareo Health | Initial Study of Insomnia/Nightmare Group Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
