Full Description
This book fills a gap in psychotherapy by providing guidance on how to apply a gender perspective to mental health interventions. It clarifies concepts that are often misunderstood or misused, such as the difference between sex and gender, which are commonly used interchangeably in research. The volume also elaborates on various psychotherapies from a gender perspective, discusses the gender approach in psychotherapy for various pathologies, and provides guidance on how to incorporate gender into the clinical interview.
The book is intended primarily for psychiatrists and psychologists who wish to incorporate a gender perspective into their clinical practice. It emphasizes that gender is a health-related variable that can significantly impact the mental health and presentation of symptoms in individuals. It suggests that promoting women's empowerment is one of the main ways to facilitate recovery.
This volume complements the book " Psychopathology in Women, Incorporating the Gender Perspective into Descriptive Psychopathology," also published by Springer. The previous book shed light on how gender influences the presentation of psychiatric symptoms, while the present volume aims to adapt psychotherapy interventions not only to women but also to the general population taking gender into account.
Contents
. Foreward.- . Part 1. General principles: .- 1. Theoretical background: definitions of sex, gender, gender roles, gender stereotypes, gender socialization.- 2. Sex, Gender and Neurobiology of Brain.- 3. Gender-related determinants and socio-economic aspects of mental health.- 4. Violence against women: systemic violence and medical violence.- 5. The gender perspective and gender analysis.- . Part 2. History.- 6. The role of women in the history of psychiatry and psychotherapy.- 7. Alienists and alienated Women..- . Part 3. Gender and psychopathology.- 8. Introduction.- 9. Gender bias in mental Health Disorders and Epidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders. .- 10. Medicalization of women in mental health.- 11. Gender differences in Clinical research and diagnostic criteria.- . Part 4. Gendered interventions in psychotherapy .- 12. Introduction and General principles.- 13. Gender perspective in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies.- 14. Gender perspective in Systemic Therapy.- 15. Integrative humanistic Psychotherapy and Gender.- 16. Creativity, Art and other interventions.- . Part 5. Gendered interventions in specific psychiatric disorders:.- 17. Affective disorders.- 18. Bipolar Disorders.- 19. Anxiety disorders.- 20. Trauma related disorders and trauma-informed care.- 21. Eating disorders.- 22. Psychotic disorders .- 23. Personality disorders.- 24. Addiction Disorders.- 25. Psychosomatic and dysmorphofobia.- 26. Dissociative disorders.- . Part 6. Special populations.- 27. Gender interventions in child and adolescent psychiatry.- 28. Transcultural inclusion of the gender perspective.- 29. The LGTBI+ collective.- 30. Sexual Violence and Mental Health.- 31. Perinatal psychiatry.- 32. Interruption of pregnancy .- 33. Sex workers. Sexual Workers and Mental Health.
