Psychopathology in Women

Incorporating Gender Perspective into Descriptive Psychopathology

Buch | Softcover

XXII, 741 Seiten

2016 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-34418-8 (ISBN)

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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.

Historical and Cultural Aspects: Women and mental Health all over the world.- Sex, Brain and Gender: Neurobiology.- Sexual Differentiation of the Human Nervous System.- Psychosocial Aspects.- Specific Pathology in Women: Body Image, Corporality and Corporeality.- Body and corporality.- Concept and History of Body Image.- Body and Hysteria: Dissociated body.- Corporality and Trauma.- Dysmorphophobia: From Neuroticism to Psychoticism.- Self Identity and Gender differences.- Psychopathology of Eating Behavior.- Anorexia Nervosa.- Bulimia Nervosa.- Binge Eating Disorder.- Eating Disorder not otherwise specified.- Avoidant/ restrictive food intake disorders.- Psychopathology of Sexuality.- Psychopathology of Life Instinct.- Psychopathology associated to Hormonal Aspects: Relation of Estrogen, cycle phases and Psychopathology in Women.- Dysphoric Syndrome.- Depression during Pregnancy.- Postpartum and postnatal depression.- Puerperal Psychosis.- Menopause Depression.- Psychopathology and Gender in Psychiatric Syndromes and New Disorders: Mood Disorders.- Anxiety Disorders.- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.- Schizophrenia.- Bipolar Disorder.- Personality Disorders and Gender Differences.- Borderline Personality Disorder.- Addiction.- Social and cultural differences.- Somatomorphic and Factitious Disorders.- Psychopathology Gender, Creativity, Body Art and Feminism.- Controversial Aspects.

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)

Erscheinungsdatum	03.08.2016
Zusatzinfo	XXII, 741 p. 8 illus., 2 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
Schlagworte	Body Image • Eating Disorders • gender differences • Gender Studies • Medicine • mental health disorders • Psychiatry • Psychology • Psychology, general • Psychology of gender • psychopathology • Sex factors
ISBN-10	3-319-34418-8 / 3319344188
ISBN-13	978-3-319-34418-8 / 9783319344188
Zustand	Neuware