A growing body of research supports the importance of ACT's therapeutic targets (ie,
dimensions of psychological flexibility and inflexibility) for promoting individual wellbeing …

Introduction Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has been identified as a potent risk factor for
sexual dysfunction. Certain characteristics of the abuse experience, such as repeated …

Researchers and clinicians alike widely acknowledge the inherently interpersonal nature of
women's sexual dysfunctions given that both partners impact and are impacted by these …

Objective: Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a chronic vulvo-vaginal pain condition affecting
8% of premenopausal women. Cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective in managing …

Mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) represents a potentially efficacious treatment for female
sexual dysfunction (FSD). A number of recent trials assessing MBT for FSD have been …

Individuals higher in dispositional mindfulness, a quality of non-judgmental attention to the
present moment, fare better than their less mindful counterparts on a wide range of …

Sexual arousal in women comprises two components: genital arousal and subjective
arousal. Genital arousal is characterized by genital vasocongestion and other physiological …

Objectives Difficulties with sexual desire impact up to a third of women and most do not seek
or receive appropriate care for these complaints, in part due to stigma, embarrassment, and …

Mindfulness-based interventions are effective at improving sexual dysfunctions in women,
yet the mechanisms of action are less clear. Our objective was to investigate the impact of …

The goal of this study is to better understand the relation between the practice of
Mindfulness and the sexual activity, sexual satisfaction and erotic fantasies of Spanish …