Studies with lucid dreaming as add-on therapy to Gestalt therapy
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica January 30, 2015 Brigitte Holzinger, Gerhard Klösch, B. Saletu 59 citations
Adding lucid dreaming training to Gestalt therapy reduces nightmare frequency more quickly and to a greater extent than Gestalt therapy alone. Thirty-two people who had nightmares at least twice a week were randomly assigned to ten weeks of either Gestalt therapy alone or Gestalt therapy plus lucid dreaming instruction. Both groups reported significantly fewer nightmares after treatment and at a three-month follow-up. Only the group receiving Gestalt therapy alone showed a significant drop in dream recall frequency. Sleep quality improved significantly for both groups at follow-up, but only the lucid dreaming group showed significant improvement immediately after therapy ended.