Comments on: Psychotherapeutic and Adjunctive Pharmacologic Approaches to Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder http://www.psychiatrymmc.com/psychotherapeutic-and-adjunctive-pharmacologic-approaches-to-treating-posttraumatic-stress-disorder/ A peer-reviewed journal providing evidence-based information to practicing clinicians Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:03:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brett Jackson http://www.psychiatrymmc.com/psychotherapeutic-and-adjunctive-pharmacologic-approaches-to-treating-posttraumatic-stress-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Brett Jackson Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:50:30 +0000 http://www.psychiatrymmc.com/?p=357#comment-329 I was interested to read that lucid dreaming had been trialled as a tool to help people suffering from PTSD. Having had lucid dreams myself I can confirm that you can control the dreams and therefore turn a nightmare in to something pleasant. A problem with any studies will be that lucid dreaming can be a difficult thing to master, especially if you are not sleeping well to start with. I would be interested to read a report that studied a group of PTSD suffers who regularly had lucid dreams. If that group saw positive results it would encourage other people with PTSD to try to control their dreams. I would be interested to hear from anyone with PTSD that is willing to try Lucid Dreaming to help themselves. I offer free web based tools on my website that are designed to assist lucid dreamers with their training. You can find my tools and information about lucid dreaming at: http://www.iAmLucidDreaming.com I was interested to read that lucid dreaming had been trialled as a tool to help people suffering from PTSD. Having had lucid dreams myself I can confirm that you can control the dreams and therefore turn a nightmare in to something pleasant. A problem with any studies will be that lucid dreaming can be a difficult thing to master, especially if you are not sleeping well to start with. I would be interested to read a report that studied a group of PTSD suffers who regularly had lucid dreams. If that group saw positive results it would encourage other people with PTSD to try to control their dreams.

I would be interested to hear from anyone with PTSD that is willing to try Lucid Dreaming to help themselves. I offer free web based tools on my website that are designed to assist lucid dreamers with their training.

You can find my tools and information about lucid dreaming at: http://www.iAmLucidDreaming.com

]]> By: Kevin Roberts, Ph. D http://www.psychiatrymmc.com/psychotherapeutic-and-adjunctive-pharmacologic-approaches-to-treating-posttraumatic-stress-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Kevin Roberts, Ph. D Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:04:57 +0000 http://www.psychiatrymmc.com/?p=357#comment-308 Dear Dr. Nisenoff, I really enjoyed your article and found it wonderfully substantive. I have been involved with PTSD, disabled and able bodied patients since 1975. The work involved my own clinical work, teaching, supervision and research. The one PTSD paper that I enjoyed the most was one that was never submitted for publication. Rather, an attorney friend of mine hired me to do a history of PTSD, which was at the time, not accepted by the majority of practitioners. He wanted it for his own legal arguments in injury related court cases and to provide it to his friends as a favor. Essentially, I was able to cite articles and books that provided information about PTSD like symptoms long before PTSD was ever thought of, I believe it began with Egyptian times, 6000 years ago. It included Charles Dickens' own struggle with the disorder. It became a persuasive article when judges and/or juries were suspect of the diagnosis. Any way, it was fun and, again, I thoroughly enjoyed your publication. Sincerely, Kevin Roberts, Ph. D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist Dear Dr. Nisenoff,

I really enjoyed your article and found it wonderfully substantive. I have been involved with PTSD, disabled and able bodied patients since 1975. The work involved my own clinical work, teaching, supervision and research. The one PTSD paper that I enjoyed the most was one that was never submitted for publication. Rather, an attorney friend of mine hired me to do a history of PTSD, which was at the time, not accepted by the majority of practitioners. He wanted it for his own legal arguments in injury related court cases and to provide it to his friends as a favor.

Essentially, I was able to cite articles and books that provided information about PTSD like symptoms long before PTSD was ever thought of, I believe it began with Egyptian times, 6000 years ago. It included Charles Dickens’ own struggle with the disorder. It became a persuasive article when judges and/or juries were suspect of the diagnosis.

Any way, it was fun and, again, I thoroughly enjoyed your publication.

Sincerely,

Kevin Roberts, Ph. D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist

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