A mindfulness-based group psychoeducational intervention targeting sexual arousal disorder in women

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1646-1659

  Brotto, Lori A ^a,c   Basson, Rosemary ^a   Luria, Mijal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Department of Gynaecology ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Arousal disorder; Desire interest disorder; Female sexual dysfunction; Mindfulness; Sex therapy; Sexual abuse; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EROTISM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDITATION; ORGASM; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SEX THERAPY; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 47949083754     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00850.x     Document Type: Article

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