Mindfulness and clinical hypnotherapy in sexual desire disorders: mechanisms, psychophysiological pathways, and integrative therapeutic sequencing (opens in new tab)

BackgroundSexual desire disorders are increasingly conceptualized within biopsychosocial and regulatory models that emphasize inhibitory processes—such as evaluative self-monitoring, maladaptive expectancy, avoidance learning, relational insecurity, and stress dysregulation—rather than primary absence of excitation. Mindfulness-based interventions and clinical hypnotherapy both target core mechanisms implicated in desire inhibition through distinct yet partially overlapping pathways.AimsThis ...