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Published Online: 1988, pp. 511–661

Life-long Nightmares: An Eclectic Treatment Approach

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A depressed woman complained of obsessional worries, insomnia, and life-long nightmares. A novel combination of psychodynamic psychotherapy, paradoxical re-experiencing of the nightmares, and posthypnotic suggestion resulted in amelioration of the nightmares and opening of the field for a self-psychological approach to deeper issues.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy
Pages: 610 - 618
PubMed: 3213849

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Published in print: 1988, pp. 511–661
Published online: 30 April 2018

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Gregg E. Gorton, M.D.*

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Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, 1651 Thompson Bldg., 11th & Walnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19107.

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