title: An online, mindfulness-based, cognitive-behavioral therapy for female sexual difficulties: impact on relationship functioning.
abstract: This article presents the evaluation of an online treatment for female sexual difficulties as it relates to relationship functioning. Pursuing Pleasure was an online, mindfulness-based, cognitive behavioral therapy for female sexual difficulties. In Study 1, 26 women completed treatment and changes were compared with a waitlist control group (n = 31). In Study 2, 16 women from the control group then completed treatment. The authors did not use a control group in Study 2. Results demonstrated that both treatment groups observed significant improvements in sexual intimacy and communication, and emotional intimacy improved significantly in the Study 1 treatment group. Most improvements were maintained at follow-up.
authors.affiliation: a Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing , Deakin University , Melbourne , Australia.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hucker
authors.forename: Marita P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: McCabe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D026441:Mind-Body Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult