Effectiveness cognitive therapy based on mindfulnesson the sexual and familial function of sexless women

Abstract

Background: frigidity is one of the major problems in sexual women's disorders. Clinical experiences suggest that psychological therapies rather than medical treatments can be helpful in treating this disorder. Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Cognitive Therapy Based on Mindfulness on familial and sexual functions of women with frigidity in Isfahan. Method: The present study was a field experiment with pre-test - post-test plan. Forty women suffered from frigidity were selected through purposeful sampling and randomly assigned in two groups of experimental and control. The two groups responded to the questioners of McMaster family assessment device and Rosen et al female sexual function index at the beginning and end of the study. The experimental group received 8 sessions of Cognitive Therapy Based on Mindfulness intervention. Results: The results showed that the therapist based on family functions, functions and components of their components were effective at a significant level. Conclusions: The results of this study showed that: by using Cognitive Therapy Based on Mindfulness and generalizing it into the groups with other sexual disorders, people with a frigidity disorder in can be improved which acts as a preventative therapy to prevent the symptoms of this disorder in the rest of the community.

Keywords

• cognitive therapy based on mindfulness
• familial functions
• sexual functions