Cognitive Schema Factors in Opioid Substance Abuser Men with Sexual Dysfunction

Newly, researchers have emphasized the importance of cognitive-schema affective elements in person sexual reaction [1,2] and have extended new theoretical approach and therapeutic techniques based on this perspective. Most empirical studies in this field have been focused on specific cognitive constructs such as cognitive distraction [3,4], efficacy expectancies [5], causal attributions [4] or perfectionism [6]. Despite the results supporting the importance of these cognitive variables on sexual reaction, there is a lack of combined work about the role of core cognitive structures. Specifically, the role of cognitive schemas in the onset and maintenance of sexual problems has received slight consideration by the scientists and specialists. Cognitive theory has led to a enhance understanding of the cognitive processes involved in a large spectrum of psychopathological situations and has been effectively used in the understanding and treatment of several disorders such as depression, anxiety, personality disorders, relationship disorders, substance abuse disorders [79].