Impact of mindfulness versus supportive sex education on stress in women with sexual interest/arousal disorder.
Journal of behavioral medicine August 1, 2024 Lori A Brotto, Rosemary Basson, Andrea Grabovac et al.
Low desire in women is the most common sexual difficulty, and stress has been identified as a significant predictor of symptoms. We evaluated a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) group treatment versus a sex education comparison group treatment (STEP) on self-reported stress and on the physiological stress response measured via morning-to-evening cortisol slope in 148 women with a...