Imagery Rescripting for Posttraumatic Nightmares in Rural Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Inclusion Criteria

• •Patients for the open trial will be
• •1. OEF/OIF veterans (aged 18-64);
• •2. English-speaking;
• •3. currently enrolled in the Trauma Recovery Program (TRP) at the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC);
• •4. reporting at least one combat or war zone associated PTNM in the past week;
• •5. have an existing PTSD International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM); and
• •6. consenting to be in an open trial for treatment of PTNM. In addition, patients must agree to allow their assessment and therapy sessions to be video/audiotaped for the purposes of supervision.
• •Pilot Study: Patients for the pilot study will be
• •1. OEF/OIF veterans (aged 18-64);
• •2. English-speaking;
• •3. currently enrolled in the Conroe CBOC for their primary or mental health care;
• •4. reporting at least one combat or war zone associated PTNM in the past week;
• •5. have an existing PTSD ICD-9-CM diagnosis; and
• •6. consenting to be in the pilot study for treatment of PTNM. In addition, patients must agree to allow their assessment and therapy sessions to be video/audiotaped for the purposes of supervision.