Technique promises to put an end to nightmares

The technique that Barry Krakow helped develop called therapy training imagery. It is to teach patients to build positive images for them to reappear during sleep.

"The treatment is called imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT). It's a form of cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on changing harmful thought patterns. It's not the only nightmare therapy, but it is gaining ground, says physician Barry Krakow, a sleep specialist who runs the Maimonides International Nightmare Treatment Center in Albuquerque. "

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