Mindfulness as Treatment of Sexological Problems

"Mindfulness is a mental discipline inviting intentional, non-judgmental attending of the stream of experience. Mindfulness can be seen as an adjunct to sexual therapy. Firstly, it is a way of teaching the patients and the couples to carry out sensate focus so that it can achieve its goals. Beyond this, Mindfulness may invite a stance to one's own and a partner's physical and emotional experience that is more widely beneficial. The MSIR intervention was originally developed from the Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) protocol and consists of:~Week 1: Moving into the Body Week 2: Sensing \& Exploring Week 3: Avoidance \& Intimacy- Midway individual session. Week 4: Recognising our automatic mind Week 5: Spacious Awareness Week 6: Expanding new learning"

"The current treatment in Sexological Clinic is an eclectic, synthetic therapy form conducted by psychiatrists, other medical doctors, psychologists and bodytherapists.~In order to implement the bio-psycho-social character of sexual dysfunctions, the current treatment takes advantage of different elements from different therapy forms combined with pharmacological treatment if necessary.~The integrated treatment combines elements from therapy's such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy and systemic therapy together with Master and Johnson's sensate focus training, body exercises training as pelvis floor exercises, introduction of sexual aids and if necessary pharmacological treatment. The therapy can be individual treatment, couple therapy (marital therapy) or group therapy."