An evidence-based behavioral treatment for Nightmare Disorder is called Imagery Rehearsal Therapy
WebMD: Nightmares in Adults; Chronic Nightmares
Maimonides International Nightmare Treatment Center (Barry Krakow, MD) [www.nightmaretreatment.com]
Sleep Treatment (Barry Krakow, MD):
Krakow, B. (2002). Turning Nightmares into Dreams. Maimonides Sleep Arts & Sciences. [Amazon] [PDF - sample of the manual]
New York Times: Following a script to escape a nightmare.
Psychology Tools - Imagery & Imagery Rescripting
The New Yorker: November 16, 2009 Issue. Nightmare Scenario - Can we learn to rewrite our bad dreams? By Margaret Talbot [link]
Mayo Clinic. "Nightmare disorder".
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PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE
American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Best practice guide for the treatment of nightmare disorder in adults (2010) [PDF] (see pp. 395-397 for non-psychopharmacological treatments)
Krakow, B., & Zadra, A. (2006). Clinical management of nightmares: Imagery rehearsal therapy. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 4, 45-70. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16390284