Use of a Drawing Task in the Treatment of Nightmares in Combat-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders.

Morgan, Charles A.; Johnson, David Read

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ERIC Number: EJ519511

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Use of a Drawing Task in the Treatment of Nightmares in Combat-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders.

Morgan, Charles A.; Johnson, David Read

Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, v12 n4 p244-47 1995

Treatment of nightmares in two Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder was conducted comparing a drawing task with a writing task. In a 12-week intervention in which drawing and writing were alternated, both subjects reported reduction in frequency and intensity of their nightmares in the drawing condition. (JPS)

Descriptors: Art Therapy, Freehand Drawing, Higher Education, Nightmares, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Vietnam Veterans, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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