Psychopathology in Women

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxii

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2. General Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Women’s Mental Health Around the World: Education, Poverty, Discrimination and Violence, and Political Aspects

      • Kristina Jausoro Alzola, Magdalena Marino

      Pages 3-24

   3. Psychosexual Development and Sexual Dysfunctions

      • Rafael Segarra-Echebarría, Isidro Fernández-Pérez, Juan Miguel García-Moncho, Leonardo Delarze-Carrillo

      Pages 25-51

   4. Gender and Psychological Differences: Gender and Subjectivity

      • María Dolores Avia, Mª Luisa Sánchez-Bernardos

      Pages 53-66

   5. Self-Identity and Gender Differences

      • Miguel Angel González-Torres, Aranzazu Fernandez-Rivas

      Pages 67-82

   6. Improving Our Science in Psychosis Research with a Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis

      • Maria Haarmans

      Pages 83-110

3. Gender and Psychopathology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111

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   2. Gender and Corporality, Corporeality, and Body Image

      • Margarita Sáenz-Herrero, Cristina Díez-Alegría

      Pages 113-142

   3. Body and Hysteria: Dissociated Body

      • Agueda Rojo-Pantoja

      Pages 143-159

   4. Corporality and Trauma

      • Paloma Navarro, Inmaculada Hurtado

      Pages 161-183

   5. Dysmorphophobia: From Neuroticism to Psychoticism

      • Batirtze Artaraz, Leire Celaya, Eider Zuaitz

      Pages 185-202

   6. Eating Disorders

      • Margarita Sáenz-Herrero, Marta Zubia, Nuria Nuñez, Josep Toro-Tralleras

      Pages 203-235

   7. Paraphilic Disorders: Sexual Sadist and Masochistic Disorders

      • Rafael Segarra-Echebarría, Marta Crego-Meda, Aníbal Arrillaga-Trueba, Margarita Sáenz-Herrero

      Pages 237-265

   8. Gender Dysphoria

      • Rafael Segarra-Echebarría, Beatriz Rodríguez-Paz, Arantzazu Zabala-Rabadán, Margarita Sáenz-Herrero

      Pages 267-302

   9. Life Instinct and Gender

      • Olatz Napal, Aitor Francos

      Pages 303-339

   10. Use, Misuse, and Gender Differences

       • Carmen Meneses, Iñaki Markez

       Pages 341-360

   11. Psychosis and Gender: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (and Gender) in Psychosis but Were Afraid to Ask

       • Maria Haarmans

       Pages 361-387

   12. Psychopathology, Art, and Gender

       • María del Río Diéguez, Belén Sanz-Aránguez Ávila

       Pages 389-405

4. Psychopathology Related to Hormonal Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 407-407

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Gender has a fundamental influence on the human brain, not only by virtue of biological and hormonal differences between the sexes but also because of the impact of gender-specific cultural, social, anthropological and environmental factors. Nevertheless, the relation of gender and psychopathology remains a largely neglected field. Gender perspective has been treated as a paradigm in this book on psychopathology because it determines the way in which a psychiatric symptom is defined, perceived and understood. This conception of gender as being of key importance in the definition of psychiatric symptomatology is exceptional in the literature. The book opens by examining historical and cultural aspects of mental health in women worldwide and the relation of sex, brain and gender, with coverage of both neurobiological and psychosocial aspects. The significance of gender with regard to specific aspects of psychopathology is then addressed in detail. A wide range of psychological disorders are considered, as well as hormonal influences and issues concerning body image, self identity, sexuality and life instinct. It is hoped that this book will make a significant contribution in ensuring that gender perspective receives due attention within descriptive psychopathology.

• Body Image
• Eating Disorders
• Gender Differences
• Mental Health Disorders
• Psychopathology
• Sex factors

From the book reviews:

“This book explores how sex and gender differences affect the development, presentation, and treatment of psychopathology. … The audience includes all psychiatrists and psychologists who treat women. … This book is not only for readers training specifically in women’s mental health, it is also for general mental health professionals who desire to increase their understanding of the various aspects of gender and its impact.” (Mabel Avilas, Doody’s Book Reviews, March, 2015)

• Dept. of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario de Alava, Victoria, Spain

  Margarita Sáenz-Herrero

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