Introduction: Sexual dysfunction is often associated with affect imbalance and inefficient expectations. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of emotionally focused couple’s therapy, cognitive-behavioral couple’s therapy and Gottman systemic-cognitive couple’s therapy on affect balance and marriage expectations of woman with sexual dysfunction. Methods: This research was a sem...

Abstract Background & Aims: There are different approaches in the field of couple therapy and family therapy and researchers over the years have been measuring their credibility and effectiveness. Bernstein Behavioral-communication is one of these approaches. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Bornstein behavioral-communication couple therapy on increasing ...

Aim: The goal for this research was to assess the effectiveness of the two approaches in couples therapy, one being based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and the other being Imago therapy (IRT), on couple’s sexual intimacy. Methods: Quasi-experimental method with pre and post-test and control group were used. Total of 45 couples from among those who used counseling centers in city of...

Marital intimacy is one of the factors affecting family stability. Sexual satisfaction can also enhance this intimacy in women. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the positive couple-therapy on the marital intimacy and sexual satisfaction of female students, Islamic Azad University Dezful branch. For this study, quasi-experimental method, with pretest-posttest and follo...

Background: Unlike other hazards,  impersonal work environments, insecurity is one of the dangers of personal nature. Employed females have always been exposed to sexual harassment, but most sexual harassment study focuses on the features of those who commit sexual harassment and less on those who have been sexually abused and their mental health effect. Therefore, the  research was aimed to us...

Introduction: Sexual function is an important part of the life of postmenopausal women and changes in it, especially in menopause, can affect their health. The sexual function of postmenopausal women can be affected by various factors. The aim of this study was to determine the “Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy” on sexual function and schemas in postmenopausal women. Methods: The method of the pre...

Determining the effectiveness of couple's integrated behavioral therapy on sexual self-efficacy and sexual self-concept was acquired in individuals with acquired premature ejaculation. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest, posttest, and follow-up with the control group. The statistical population included all married people aged 25 to 45 years who had been referred to psychol...