The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Sex Therapy on Improving Sexual Desire Disorder, Sexual Distress, Sexual Self-Disclosure and Sexual Function in Women: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

J Sex Marital Ther. 2022;48(5):475-488. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2021.2008075. Epub 2021 Dec 11.

Abstract

Sexual desire disorder is the most common form of sexual dysfunction among women and is associated with problems like sexual distress and reduced sexual self-disclosure. As a result, this RCT study was conducted with 70 reproductive-age women in the form of 4 weekly group educational sessions. Compared to the control group, the mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral sex therapy (MBCST) intervention significantly improved sexual -desire, -distress, self-disclosure and -function immediately, 4 and 12 weeks after the educational sessions were completed in the intervention group (p < 0.001). Overall, our findings underscore the significance of the MBCST intervention on improving sexual dysfunction among women.Trial registration number: Iranian registry of clinical trials. IRCT Id: IRCT20160808029255N4.Trial registration date: 17th September 2018.Date of first patient's enrollment: 19th September 2018.Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2021.2008075.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Cognition
  • Disclosure
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iran
  • Mindfulness*
  • Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological* / therapy
  • Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological* / therapy