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Behavioral Sleep Clinics | April 2011 | Sleep ReviewA New Home for Nightmare Treatment Military personnel returning from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq show increasing rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and post-traumatic nightmares. Media coverage of these two vexing mental health conditions is also intensifying and raising public awareness about the need for more effective therapeutic options. With growing attention focused on patients...Read More...
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Sourced from KOAT Channel 7 - Albuquerque, NM
A new sleep clinic opened in Albuquerque Friday with the sole aim of helping people who suffer from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. "Most people with PTSD have insomnia and nightmares. It's almost a given," said Dr. Barry Krakow of the Maimonides Sleep Center. The effects are devastating for them and others. "Parasomnia conditions, very disruptive sleep" are common, said Krakow. "They could actually act out their dreams and move around and hurt somebody." "We're trying to emphasize for the PTSD patient," said Krakow. "We're going to work on all their sleep problems." Specialists will monitor breathing, rapid eye movements and other biological information while patients sleep. Patients will be treated with imagery rehearsal, emotion focus therapy, and sometimes medication. But in treating sleep disorders, Krakow said the bigger picture gets treated as well. "Evidence shows, that when you work on sleep problems, people's PTSD gets better," said Krakow. Krakow said his staff has been doing studies and collecting data on PTSD for years. They hope as awareness about PTSD grows, more people will step forward for treatment. Sourced from KOAT Channel 7 - Albuquerque, NM |
