A treatment model for anxiety-related sexual dysfunctions using mindfulness meditation within a sex-positive framework

JG Kimmes, AB Mallory, C Cameron… - Sexual and Relationship …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, we propose a clinical model for treating anxiety-related sexual dysfunctions
that hinges on the use of mindfulness meditation practices. First, theoretical and empirical …

Mindfulness-based therapies for sexual dysfunction: A review of potential theory-based mechanisms of change

KR Stephenson - Mindfulness, 2017 - Springer
A number of recent clinical trials have suggested that mindfulness-based therapy may be an
efficacious treatment for sexual dysfunction. However, little is known regarding the …

A pilot study of eight-session mindfulness-based cognitive therapy adapted for women's sexual interest/arousal disorder

LQP Paterson, AB Handy, LA Brotto - The Journal of Sex Research, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
While few treatment options exist for low sexual desire and arousal, the most common
sexual dysfunction in women, a growing body of research supports the efficacy of …

Mindfulness in sex therapy and intimate relationships (MSIR): clinical protocol and theory development

A Kocsis, J Newbury-Helps - Mindfulness, 2016 - Springer
Mindfulness has been used as an intervention for specific sexual dysfunctions in women;
evidence has also accumulated for the role of mindfulness in treating the kinds of …

Mindful sex

LA Brotto - The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 2013 - utpjournals.press
This commentary summarizes the evolution of the first empirically-studied mindfulness-
based treatment of sexual dysfunction. Defined as present-moment, non-judgmental …

Pilot study of a brief cognitive behavioral versus mindfulness-based intervention for women with sexual distress and a history of childhood sexual abuse

LA Brotto, BN Seal, A Rellini - Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Although sexual difficulties related to a history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) are
common, there are no efficacious treatments to address sexual distress. Recent evidence for …

Mindfulness in sex therapy: Applications for women with sexual difficulties following gynecologic cancer

LA Brotto, JR Heiman - Sexual and relationship therapy, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Mindfulness practice is an ancient tradition in Eastern philosophy that forms the basis for
meditation, and it is increasingly making its way into Western approaches to health care …

Management of sexual problems: the approach of mindfulness

S Vilarinho - Current opinion in psychiatry, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The practice of mindfulness is a promising clinical approach with encouraging results for
women's sexual problems. Further empirical research with different populations and greater …

Mindfulness and good enough sex

B McCarthy, LM Wald - Mindfulness in sexual and relationship …, 2015 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Mindfulness and Good Enough Sex (GES) are two of the most important new concepts in the
sexuality/sex therapy field. These separate but complementary concepts promote healthy …

Mindfulness interventions for treating sexual dysfunctions: the gentle science of finding focus in a multitask world

LA Brotto, D Goldmeier - The journal of sexual medicine, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Western health care over the past few decades. It is awareness of what is happening as it
happens and may be defined as “paying attention, in a particular way, on purpose, in the …