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.

Susan Smith still feels sleepy most of the time.
The South Valley resident naps once or twice a day. She nods off at around 7 p.m. and then wakes up several times in the night. "I still am sleepy during the day," she says. "I get really drained. I'm like an old lady by the end of the day. But I am a lot better than I was."

Since July 2008 she has used a Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure device, or BiPap, that provides a steady air supply at night to control her sleep apnea. She also gets help with nightmares that have plagued her for years.

On Friday March 12th, Maimonides Sleep Arts & Sciences will host an open house for its new PTSD Sleep Clinic from 10 am to 6 pm with presentations and workshops throughout the day. Patients and healthcare providers are invited; and Dr. Barry Krakow will lecture at noon and 6 PM on "PTSD and REM Sleep: Dream Your Way to Better Sleep"

Call 998-7201 to receive a list of open house events. To attend one of Dr. Krakow's lectures, please RSVP (998.7201).

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