New research: CBT treatment for vulvodynia: A replicated single-case experimental design study
Vulvodynia is common and has an immense impact on affected women and their partners.
Psychological factors have been found to contribute to pain maintenance and exacerbation, and treatments addressing psychological factors have yielded positive results. This study employed a replicated single-case experimental design to examine a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) group treatment with partner involvement in vulvodynia. Participants were 18–45-year-old women, in a stable sexual relationship with a man, experiencing vulvodynia. Five women completed the treatment consisting of 10 group sessions and 3 couple sessions. The study showed promising results of the CBT treatment in alleviating pain intensity in connection to specific pain-inflicting behavior since three out of five participants showed improvements. These results warrant further study of the CBT treatment, in larger, and controlled formats.
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An initial proof of concept: A replicated single-case study of a CBT group treatment with partner involvement for vulvodynia Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 1-17.