Innovations in the Treatment of Sexual Health Post Prostate Cancer Treatment: Comparing Mindfulness vs. CBT

Sessions consist of CBT tools as well as sex therapy techniques and education. The CBT treatment was adapted from the mindfulness-based treatment, but all mentions of mindfulness have been replaced with CBT principles. The therapeutic content presented in this treatment arm is manualized.

The mindfulness-based treatment was developed based on pre-existing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy treatment groups for sexual dysfunction developed by Dr. Lori Brotto at the University of British Columbia Sexual Health Laboratory, mindfulness in Sex therapy and Intimate Relationships (MSIR) treatment group developed by Kocsis and Newbury-Helps (2016), and expert input. Sessions consist of mindfulness-based training as well as sex therapy techniques and education. The therapeutic content presented in this treatment arm is manualized.