Effectiveness SchemaTherapy on the Sexual and Familial Function of Woman sexless in Isfahan

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of schematic therapy on family and sexual functions of women with frigidity in Isfahan. The method of this study was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest with waiting for the treatment group. the population of the study consisted of all women with frigidity who were referred to the sexual health center of Isfahan in 2020. Forty women who suffered from frigidity were selected through purposeful sampling after screening with Rosen et al.'s (2000) Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and Kaplan Clinical Interview (KCI) (2015) and randomly assigned in two groups of experimental and waiting for treatment. The 10 - meeting protocol schema therapy was implemented on the experimental group. The two groups responded to the questioners of  Family Assessment Device (FAD) Miller et al. (2013) and Rosen et al.'s (2000) Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) the beginning and end of the study. the results of data analysis performed using the statistical test of analysis of covariance indicated that the schema therapy was a meaningful effect in improving sexual and familial functions (P<.05). Accordingly, it is possible to say that schema therapy is effective as a complementary method to improve the family and sexual functions of women with frigidity disorder and improve the quality of their marital relationships.