Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Sexual Dysfunctions in Women

Author(s):
Kuile, M.M. ter (0000-0003-3436-7073); Both, S.; Lankveld, J.J.D.M. van
Published
2010
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

Sexual dysfunctions in women are classified into disorders of desire, arousal, orgasm, and pain (including dyspareunia and vaginismus). As the cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) procedures differ among these sexual disorders, the treatments for each disorder are reviewed separately. The efficacy of CBT differs depending on the specific sexual dysfunction to be treated. It is concluded that only a few CBT treatments for women's sexual dysfunction have yet been empirically investigated in a methodologically sound way and little is known about which of the treatment components are most effective.

Sexual dysfunctions Women CBT treatment vulvar vestibulitis syndrome dsm diagnostic-criteria primary orgasmic dysfunction floor muscle-activity provoked vestibulodynia directed masturbation lifelong vaginismus electromyographic biofeedback arousal disorder controlled-trial
Date issued
2010-09-30
Language
English
Is part of
Psychiatric Clinics of North America (2010), Vol. 33, no. 3, p. 595
hdl
1887/109000
doi
10.1016/j.psc.2010.04.010