Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Mayte López- Atanes ,
Margarita Sáenz-Herrero
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN: 9783032178824
ISBN 10: 3032178827
Pages: 422
Publication Date: 23 May 2026
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
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Author Information
Mayte López Atanes is an MD specialized in Psychiatry at the Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain, where she has worked since 2018. She specializes in Psychopharmacology and holds a Master's Degree in Biostatistics from the University of Seville, Spain. She is currently enrolled in a PhD program at the University of the Basque Country under the supervision of Dr. Sáenz-Herrero. She collaborates with the Leibniz Institute of Epidemiology, in Bremen (Germany), researching the presence of gender bias in mental health research and psychiatric diagnosis. As an author, she has published multiple posters in both national and international congresses. She has also contributed several articles to magazines worldwide, focusing on gender bias, psychopharmacology in women, and gender and mental health during the coronavirus pandemic. She also collaborates in educational programs promoting the inclusion of gender in medicine and the prevention of violence against women. Marga Sáenz-Herrero is an MD and PhD graduate from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, and currently works as a psychiatrist at the Cruces University Hospital in Bilbao, Spain. She is a specialist in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Integrative Psychotherapy. Additionally, she has been an Associate Professor at the University of the Basque Country since 2009. She received a grant to study at the Eating Disorders Program with Professor Katherine Halmi at New York Hospital, USA. As an author, she has published over 20 international posters and communications, both nationally and internationally, and contributed to more than 50 presentations at national and international congresses. She has also contributed several articles to magazines worldwide and 20 book chapters. In 2015, she edited ""Psychopathology in Women, Incorporating the Gender Perspective into Descriptive Psychopathology"" with Springer. Her recent research focuses on the gender perspective in clinical psychopathology and psychotherapeutic approaches in daily clinical practice. She collaborates as a researcher at Cibersam, led by Ana González-Pinto, and is interested in promoting research projects that include the gender dimension, which has not been included in scientific research thus far. She is currently a member of the Neuropsychiatric Association of Euskadi, Vice President of the Society of History and Philosophy of Psychiatry, a vocal member of the Spanish Society of Psychiatry, and part of the advisory board of the International Association for Women’s Mental Health (IAWMH). Since 2014, she has coordinated Equality Conferences in Bilbao, promoting Equality in Psychiatry. She leads the Gender Violence Basic Course for Health Workers in Osakidetza-Basque Health Service, Spain and is part of a Preventing Gender Violence Group. She is currently participating in the development of standards applicable worldwide to services for Victims of Violence against Women, with Emakunde, the Basque Institute for Women, and the Basque Government, through a collaboration agreement with the United Nations Project.
