Episode written and produced by John Barkham, MD, Mohan Dutt, MD, and Alok Sachdeva MD.
The White Noise Podcast discusses the medical management of nightmare disorders with our very own Dr. John Barkham, who is a clinical lecturer at the Ann Arbor VA. This is part one of our two part series on nightmare disorders.
Show Notes Season 1-Episode 2- Nightmare Disorder Part 1
Time Stamps
0:00 – Introduction
4:51 – Guest Introduction
8:10 – Picks of the month
- Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson
- 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
- The Big Fella by Jane Leavy
- Star Trek: Discovery
11:29 – Clinical case begins
11:40 – Evaluation of nightmares
22:00 – Nightmares in the veteran population
25:30 – Prazosin use for nightmare disorder
28:00 – Diagnostic criteria for nightmare disorder
32:05 – Disturbing dreams and nightmare severity index (DDNSI)
34:00 – Resumption of case
37:45 – Prazosin dosing
41:50 – Problems with the DDNSI
47:18 – Pharmacologic alternatives to prazosin
51:00 – Alternatives to pharmacotherapy
Additional Information
From: Callen et al, Nightmare Disorders in Adults
From: Callen et al, Nightmare Disorders in Adults
Disclosures
The authors of The White Noise Podcast have no financial disclosures