According to the Military Times, a new therapy called Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescription Therapy is proving to be effective for the treatment of insomnia and nightmares.

Sleep disturbances are some of the most commonly reported psychiatric complaints by combat veterans. Hundreds of thousands struggle regularly with insomnia, both falling and staying asleep, and nightmares.

A variety of treatments are available to address these problems. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia is effective for those who have a difficult time falling asleep. The high blood pressure medication prazosin has shown in numerous research studies that it can eliminate nightmares. And different versions of a talk therapy that teaches the person to change the content of their nightmares in order to make them less distressing are effective for many.

Unfortunately, the treatment of insomnia and nightmares has historically required multiple treatments, often from multiple providers. The treatments effective for insomnia were not necessarily effective for nightmares. And the treatments effective for nightmares were not necessarily effective for insomnia. That is, until now.

A relatively new therapy called Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescription Therapy is proving to be effective for these sleep problems.

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