The Psychology of Gender and Health : Conceptual and Applied Global Concerns

The Psychology of Gender and Health: Conceptual and Applied Global Concerns examines the psychological aspects of the intersection between gender and health and the ways in which they relate to the health of individuals and populations. It demonstrates how gender should be strategically considered in the most routine research tasks—from establishing priorities, constructing theory, designing methodologies, in data interpretation, and how to practically apply this information in clinical contexts. The topics covered in its chapters answer the needs of professionals, students, and faculty, providing an up-to-date conceptual tool that covers the relationships that exist between gender and health. The book will not only help users build expertise in psychology in gender and health, but also contribute to the awareness and training of psychologists as dynamic actors in the implementation of the gender perspective in their studies, reflections, research, and health interventions. Offers specific literature on the gender perspective in health and psychology Addresses a broad and diverse audience, and its coverage is uniquely comprehensive Utilizes an intersectional approach to race, class, sexual orientation, nationality, disability status, and age Updates on the pressing concerns of gender violence Covers specific content on transgender and same-sex attracted populations that includes a focus on men and masculinity Deals with hot topics on infertility, immigration, and HIV/AIDS Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Health From A Gender Perspective: The State Of The Art / Rosa Ml Liminana-gras -- Determinants Of Health -- The Sex/gender System -- The Gender Perspective In Health: Integration Of Sex And Gender In The Analysis And Research Of Health -- Incorporation Of The Gender Perspective To Interventions In Health -- Book Preview -- References -- I. Conceptual Approaches For Gender And Health -- 2. Gender-based Perspectives About Women's And Men's Health / Juan F. Diaz-morales -- Gender And Health -- Sex And Health Studies -- Approaches Of Gender As A Determinant Of Health -- Gender Self-categorization And Gender Beliefs -- Gender Perspectives About Health: Common Aspects -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3. The Health Gender Gap: A Constrained Choice Explanation / Jennan G. Read -- The Health Gender Gap In Global Perspective -- Constrained Choices: A New Approach To Health Disparities -- The Constrained Choice Framework And Processes -- Applications Of Constrained Choice -- Future Challenges For Constrained Choice -- References -- 4. Masculinities And Health: Whose Identities, Whose Constructions? / Karen Goodall -- Hegemonic Masculinity -- The Limitations Of Hegemonic Masculinity -- Masculinities Reconsidered -- Conclusion -- References -- Note On Transcription Notation -- 5. Transgender, Sexual Orientation, And Health / Marta E. Aparicio-garcia -- Common Meanings: Gender, Self-identity, Gender Identity, And Sexual Orientation -- Health In Transgender People -- Conclusion -- References -- Ii. Clinical And Health Contexts -- 6. He's More Typically Female Because He's Not Afraid To Cry: Connecting Heterosexual Gender Relations And Men's Depression / Sabrina T. Wong -- Masculinities And Men's Depression -- Heterosexual Gender Relations, Health, And Illness -- Theoretical Underpinnings Of Gender Relations -- An Empirical Study -- Conclusion -- References -- 7. Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Prevention And Intervention Strategies In Spain / Rosa M. Patro-hernandez -- An International Framework For Violence Against Women -- The Magnitude Of The Problem: Global And National Prevalence Estimates Of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women -- The Severity Of The Effects: Consequences Of Violence On Women's Health -- Approaches To Gender-based Violence -- Strategies For Primary And Secondary Prevention -- Intervention Strategies -- Psychological Intervention With Victims And Perpetrators Of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women -- References -- 8. Examining Migrants' Health From A Gender Perspective / Andreea C. Brabete -- Situating European Migration -- Women In Migration Studies From A Gender Perspective -- The Healthy Immigrant Effect -- Migrants' Health From A Gender Perspective -- Acculturative Stress And Its Impact On Health: Elements For A Psychological Intervention With Migrants -- Health Care: Barriers To Services And Health Programs -- Intersectionality: A Necessity When Studying Migrants' Health -- References -- 9. An Integrity Model, Existential Perspective In Clinical Work With Men From A Gender And Health Perspective / Danielle Nahon -- Challenging The Myth Of The Emotionally Defective Male -- The Integrity Model In Working With Men: A Historical And Health Promotion Perspective -- Theoretical Underpinnings: The Integrity Model -- The Integrity Model: An Existential Perspective In Working With Men -- Working With Men: Case Example -- Conclusions -- References -- 10. Contributions Of Gender Perspective To Hiv Infection / Isabel Cuellar-flores -- Genealogy Of An Epidemic -- Epidemiology And Distribution By Sex -- Gender Inequalities In Hiv -- Sex And Gender Determinants In Hiv -- Contributions Of Gender Perspective To Hiv Prevention -- Contributions Of Gender Perspective To Hiv Interventions -- Psychology, Gender, And Pediatric Hiv: Contributions From Clinical Practice -- Conclusions -- References -- 11. Breastfeeding And Health: A Gender Perspective / Lucia Colodro-conde -- A Historical Perspective Of Breastfeeding -- Breastfeeding As A Biopsychosocial Phenomenon -- Femininity, Motherhood, And Breastfeeding -- Breastfeeding, Health, And Gender -- Psychological Interventions In Breastfeeding -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 12. Mainstreaming Gender Equality To Improve Women's Mental Health In England / Karen Newbigging -- Psychology, Psychiatry, And Women's Mental Health -- The Case For Mainstreaming In Mental Health -- Mainstreaming As A Potential Remedy -- Mainstreaming In Practice -- Revisiting Mainstreaming In Mental Health -- Conclusions: Implications For Psychiatry And Psychology -- References -- 13. Health And Gender Perspective In Infertility / Rosa M. Liminana-gras -- Infertility And Its Treatment -- Health And Gender Determinants In Infertility -- Health And Gender Differences In Infertility -- Infertility In Reproductive Psychology: A Gender Perspective -- References -- 14. Epilogue / Joan C. Chrisler -- Topics To Discuss In A Health Psychology Course -- Conclusion -- References. Edited By M. Pilar Sánchez-lópez And Rosa M. Limiñana-gras. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Prior to 2000, gender medicine was not a popular term, but in the past 10 years and analogous to the growth in the need to consider Personalised Medicine, it has become hugely important to understand that "women are not small men". There is no more doubt that clinical manifestations of prevalent diseases differ in women and men and this is at least partially due to sex differences in pathophysiology. While the majority of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies were aimed at males 30 years ago, endocrine and reproductive systems were the logical areas for the observation of the effects of gender on medicine. It has been know for some time that women and men also differ in diseases such as diabetes and various cardiovascular syndromes, which has pushed research in these directions. Nevertheless, it is still a challenge to define gender medicine clearly, since it is characterized by an unbiased comparison between women and men and the inclusion of gender as a sociocultural process into medical hypotheses. It includes the recognition of biological differences among women and men, i.e. sex differences, but goes well beyond this. Sex and Gender Aspects in Clinical Medicine defines the concepts and practical clinical meaning of gender medicine. As such it is a highly complex yet hugely important reference for all professional medical personnel, from clinicians in cardiology, endocrinology, oncology, reproductive medicine, diabetology, rheumatology, plus also a number of specialists who deal with pharmacotherapy, pathophysiology, genomics, as well as researchers investigating any of the above disciplines. Many medical authors use gender as an inclusive term that can include the biological notion of sex as well as the sociocultural notion of gender. In this book, the Editors use sex and gender in their more stringent sense. If a clear distinction is not possible gender is used in a broader sense to include biological phenomena The US Institute of Medicine declared in its 2001 and 2010 statements that being a woman or being a man significantly influences the course of diseases. Gender medicine aims at better management and treatment of both women and men, and this book is an ideal reference for anyone wanting to understand the intricate relationship between gender and health. Prior to 2000, gender medicine was not a popular term, but in the past 10 years and analogous to the growth in the need to consider Personalised Medicine, it has become hugely important to understand that "women are not small men". There is no more doubt that clinical manifestations of prevalent diseases differ in women and men and this is at least partially due to sex differences in pathophysiology. While the majority of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies were aimed at males 30 years ago, endocrine and reproductive systems were the logical areas for the observation of the effects of gender on medicine. It has been know for some time that women and men also differ in diseases such as diabetes and various cardiovascular syndromes, which has pushed research in these directions. Nevertheless, it is still a challenge to define gender medicine clearly, since it is characterized by an unbiased comparison between women and men and the inclusion of gender as a sociocultural process into medical hypotheses. It includes the recognition of biological differences among women and men, i.e. sex differences, but goes well beyond this. Sex and Gender Aspects in Clinical Medicine defines the concepts and practical clinical meaning of gender medicine. As such it is a highly complex yet hugely important reference for all professional medical personnel, from clinicians in cardiology, endocrinology, oncology, reproductive medicine, diabetology, rheumatology, plus also a number of specialists who deal with pharmacotherapy, pathophysiology, genomics, as well as researchers investigating any of the above disciplines. Many medical authors use gender as an inclusive term that can include the biological notion of sex as well as the sociocultural notion of gender. In this book, the Editors use sex and gender in their more stringent sense. If a clear distinction is not possible gender is used in a broader sense to include biological phenomena The US Institute of Medicine declared in it s 2001 and 2010 statements that being a woman or being a man significantly influences the course of diseases. Gender medicine aims at better management and treatment of both women and men, and this book is an ideal reference for anyone wanting to understand the intricate relationship between gender and health WORKING WITH MEN: CASE EXAMPLE -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- 10 - Contributions of Gender Perspective to HIV Infection -- GENEALOGY OF AN EPIDEMIC -- EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION BY SEX -- GENDER INEQUALITIES IN HIV -- SEX AND GENDER DETERMINANTS IN HIV -- Biological Determinants -- Psychosocial and Sociocultural Determinants -- CONTRIBUTIONS OF GENDER PERSPECTIVE TO HIV PREVENTION -- CONTRIBUTIONS OF GENDER PERSPECTIVE TO HIV INTERVENTIONS -- PSYCHOLOGY, GENDER, AND PEDIATRIC HIV: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CLINICAL PRACTICE -- Case 1: Coping With Sexuality -- Clinical Aims That Include a Gender Perspective -- Case 2: Stigmatized Identity -- Clinical Aims That Include a Gender Perspective -- Case 3: Secrecy and its Impact -- Clinical Aims That Include a Gender Perspective -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- More resources -- Male Involvement Approaches -- Promoting HIV-Positive Women's Health, Empowerment, and Rights -- Gender-responsive Adherence Counseling and Support -- Gender in Antistigma and Discrimination Efforts -- How to Integrate Gender into HIV/AIDS Programs -- Facilitate Prevention -- 11 - Breastfeeding and Health: A Gender Perspective -- A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF BREASTFEEDING -- BREASTFEEDING AS A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL PHENOMENON -- FEMININITY, MOTHERHOOD, AND BREASTFEEDING -- BREASTFEEDING, HEALTH, AND GENDER -- Breastfeeding as a Health Behavior -- Breastfeeding and Feminism -- PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN BREASTFEEDING -- Case Example -- References -- 12 - Mainstreaming Gender Equality to Improve Women's Mental Health in England -- PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, AND WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH -- THE CASE FOR MAINSTREAMING IN MENTAL HEALTH -- MAINSTREAMING AS A POTENTIAL REMEDY -- MAINSTREAMING IN PRACTICE -- The National Program for Gender Equality and Women's Mental Health -- What Was Achieved? -- REVISITING MAINSTREAMING IN MENTAL HEALTH Trading Places (Subordinate Masculinity and Ambivalent Femininity) -- Business as Usual (Complicit Masculinity and Emphasized Femininity) -- Edgy Tensions (Protest Masculinity and Ambivalent-Protest Femininity) -- Discussion -- CONCLUSION -- References -- 7 - Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Prevention and Intervention Strategies in Spain -- AN INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN -- THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM: GLOBAL AND NATIONAL PREVALENCE ESTIMATES OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN -- THE SEVERITY OF THE EFFECTS: CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE ON WOMEN'S HEALTH -- APPROACHES TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE -- STRATEGIES FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PREVENTION -- INTERVENTION STRATEGIES -- PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION WITH VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN -- References -- 8 - Examining Migrants' Health From a Gender Perspective -- SITUATING EUROPEAN MIGRATION -- WOMEN IN MIGRATION STUDIES FROM A GENDER PERSPECTIVE -- THE HEALTHY IMMIGRANT EFFECT -- MIGRANTS' HEALTH FROM A GENDER PERSPECTIVE -- ACCULTURATIVE STRESS AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH: ELEMENTS FOR A PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION WITH MIGRANTS -- HEALTH CARE: BARRIERS TO SERVICES AND HEALTH PROGRAMS -- INTERSECTIONALITY: A NECESSITY WHEN STUDYING MIGRANTS' HEALTH -- References -- 9 - An Integrity Model, Existential Perspective in Clinical Work With Men From a Gender and Health Perspective -- CHALLENGING THE MYTH OF THE EMOTIONALLY DEFECTIVE MALE -- THE INTEGRITY MODEL IN WORKING WITH MEN: A HISTORICAL AND HEALTH PROMOTION PERSPECTIVE -- THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS: THE INTEGRITY MODEL -- THE INTEGRITY MODEL: AN EXISTENTIAL PERSPECTIVE IN WORKING WITH MEN -- The Importance of Values Exploration and Values Ranking -- Men's Receptivity to an Existential Therapeutic Framework -- One's Vulnerabilities as One's Greatest Strengths Front Cover -- THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER AND HEALTH -- THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER AND HEALTH: CONCEPTUAL AND APPLIED GLOBAL CONCERNS -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- 1 - Health From a Gender Perspective: The State of the Art -- DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH -- THE SEX/GENDER SYSTEM -- Sex and Gender What's the Difference? -- The Social Construction of Gender Identity -- Gender Relationships, Gender Roles, and Gender Stereotypes -- THE GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN HEALTH: INTEGRATION OF SEX AND GENDER IN THE ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH OF HEALTH -- Sex, Gender, and Health Outcomes -- Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth -- Disability-Free Life Expectancy -- The Healthy Life Years Indicator -- Chronic Morbidity-Free Life Expectancy -- An Analysis Tool: Sex and Gender-Based Analysis -- Gender Approaches in Health -- The Differential Approach -- The Lifespan Focus -- The Relational, Biosocial, and Intersectional Approaches -- The Measure of Gender -- INCORPORATION OF THE GENDER PERSPECTIVE TO INTERVENTIONS IN HEALTH -- Cardiovascular Health -- Suicide -- Depression -- Postpartum Depression -- BOOK PREVIEW -- References -- I - CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES FOR GENDER AND HEALTH -- 2 - Gender-Based Perspectives About Women's and Men's Health -- GENDER AND HEALTH -- Women's Health Studies -- Sex- and Gender-Based Studies -- Studies of Gender as a Determinant of Health -- SEX AND HEALTH STUDIES -- Women's Health Studies -- Limitations of Women's Health Studies -- Gender-Based Analysis of Health -- APPROACHES OF GENDER AS A DETERMINANT OF HEALTH -- Embodiment -- Intersectionality -- Biosocial Research -- GENDER SELF-CATEGORIZATION AND GENDER BELIEFS -- Gender Self-Categorization: Multidimensional Gender Models -- Gender Beliefs: Between Social Changes and Gendered Behaviors -- GENDER PERSPECTIVES ABOUT HEALTH: COMMON ASPECTS -- References 3 - The Health Gender Gap: A Constrained Choice Explanation -- THE HEALTH GENDER GAP IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE -- Life Expectancy and Mortality -- Gender and Disease Patterns -- CONSTRAINED CHOICES: A NEW APPROACH TO HEALTH DISPARITIES -- THE CONSTRAINED CHOICE FRAMEWORK AND PROCESSES -- Work and Family -- Community and Neighborhood Actions -- Social Policy -- APPLICATIONS OF CONSTRAINED CHOICE -- Qatar Example -- FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR CONSTRAINED CHOICE -- References -- 4 - Masculinities and Health: Whose Identities, Whose Constructions? -- HEGEMONIC MASCULINITY -- What Is Hegemonic Masculinity? -- Applying Hegemonic Masculinity -- THE LIMITATIONS OF HEGEMONIC MASCULINITY -- Omnirelevance of Hegemonic Masculinity -- Circularity of Explanation -- Irrelevance for Identities in Practice -- MASCULINITIES RECONSIDERED -- Identities as Situated Achievements -- Masculine Attributes in Context -- Men, Ill Health, and Masculinities -- CONCLUSION -- References -- I NOTE ON TRANSCRIPTION NOTATION -- 5 - Transgender, Sexual Orientation, and Health -- COMMON MEANINGS: GENDER, SELF-IDENTITY, GENDER IDENTITY, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION -- Transgender Identity -- Gender Transition -- Transgender and Sexual Orientation -- HEALTH IN TRANSGENDER PEOPLE -- Transgenderism as a Mental Disorder -- Mental Health -- Physical Health and Lifestyle -- Body Image -- Impact of Discrimination -- Social Support -- Resilience -- CONCLUSION -- References -- II - CLINICAL AND HEALTH CONTEXTS -- 6 - "He's More Typically Female Because He's Not Afraid to Cry": Connecting Heterosexual Gender Relations and Men's Depression* -- MASCULINITIES AND MEN'S DEPRESSION -- HETEROSEXUAL GENDER RELATIONS, HEALTH, AND ILLNESS -- THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF GENDER RELATIONS -- AN EMPIRICAL STUDY -- Methods -- Recruitment -- Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- Findings Content: Front Matter,Copyright,Contributors,ForewordEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Health From a Gender Perspective: The State of the Art, Pages 1-52, M.Pilar Sánchez-López, Rosa M. Limiñana-Gras Chapter 2 - Gender-Based Perspectives About Women’s and Men’s Health, Pages 55-83, Juan F. Díaz-Morales Chapter 3 - The Health Gender Gap: A Constrained Choice Explanation, Pages 85-118, Patricia P. Rieker, Jennan G. Read Chapter 4 - Masculinities and Health: Whose Identities, Whose Constructions?, Pages 119-141, Chris McVittie, Julie Hepworth, Karen Goodall Chapter 5 - Transgender, Sexual Orientation, and Health, Pages 143-174, Marta E. Aparicio-García Chapter 6 - “He’s More Typically Female Because He’s Not Afraid to Cry”: Connecting Heterosexual Gender Relations and Men’s Depression∗, Pages 177-197, John L. Oliffe, Mary T. Kelly, Joan L. Bottorff, Joy L. Johnson, Sabrina T. Wong Chapter 7 - Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Prevention and Intervention Strategies in Spain, Pages 199-229, Rosa M. Patró-Hernández Chapter 8 - Examining Migrants’ Health From a Gender Perspective, Pages 231-250, Andreea C. Brabete Chapter 9 - An Integrity Model, Existential Perspective in Clinical Work With Men From a Gender and Health Perspective, Pages 251-273, Nedra R. Lander, Danielle Nahon Chapter 10 - Contributions of Gender Perspective to HIV Infection, Pages 275-307, Isabel Cuéllar-Flores Chapter 11 - Breastfeeding and Health: A Gender Perspective, Pages 309-342, Lucia Colodro-Conde Chapter 12 - Mainstreaming Gender Equality to Improve Women’s Mental Health in England, Pages 343-361, Karen Newbigging Chapter 13 - Health and Gender Perspective in Infertility, Pages 363-400, Rosa M. Limiñana-Gras Chapter 14 - Epilogue, Pages 401-405, Joan C. Chrisler Index, Pages 407-414 The Psychology of Gender and Health: Conceptual and Applied Global Concerns examines the psychological aspects of the intersection between gender and health and the ways in which they relate to the health of individuals and populations. It demonstrates how gender should be strategically considered in the most routine research tasks--from establishing priorities, constructing theory, designing methodologies, in data interpretation, and how to practically apply this information in clinical contexts. The topics covered in its chapters answer the needs of professionals, students, and faculty, providing an up-to-date conceptual tool that covers the relationships that exist between gender and health. The book will not only help users build expertise in psychology in gender and health, but also contribute to the awareness and training of psychologists as dynamic actors in the implementation of the gender perspective in their studies, reflections, research, and health interventions. Key Features: Offers specific literature on the gender perspective in health and psychology; Addresses a broad and diverse audience, and its coverage is uniquely comprehensive; Utilizes an intersectional approach to race, class, sexual orientation, nationality, disability status, and age; Updates on the pressing concerns of gender violence; Covers specific content on transgender and same-sex attracted populations that includes a focus on men and masculinity; Deals with hot topics on infertility, immigration, and HIV/AIDS Gender medicine is an important new field in health and disease. It is derived from top-quality research and encompasses the biological and social determinants that underlie the susceptibility to disease and its consequences. In the future, consideration of the role of gender will undoubtedly become an integral feature of all research and clinical care. Defining the role of gender in medicine requires a broad perspective on biology and diverse skills in biomedical and social sciences. When these scientific disciplines come together, a revolution in medical care is in the making. Covering twelve different areas of medicine, the practical and useful "Handbook of Clinical Gender Medicine" provides up-to-date information on the role of gender in the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of a wide range of common diseases. The contributing authors of this handbook are all experts who, in well-referenced chapters, cogently and concisely explain how incorporation of gender issues into research can affect the medical understanding and treatment of heart disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, pain, violence, and malaria among other conditions. This intriguing and unique medical textbook provides readers with a valuable new perspective to understand biology and incorporate gender issues into the different branches of medicine "This is the very first book to deal with sex and gender differences in drug therapy - an increasingly recognized medical need. It starts with an overview on S/G in clinical syndromes and a documentation of the medical and socioeconomic damage caused by gender specific adverse drug effects. Part I covers S/G differences in pharmacokinetics. Researchers will be satisfied by the detailed discussion of the mechanisms of S/G differences in drug effects that represents cutting edge science and includes interaction of drugs with sex hormones, genomic and epigenetic mechanisms. It also covers S/G in drug development, in animal models and clinical development and S/G in drug prescriptions. Part II targets S/G differences in drug effects in cardiovascular, pulmonary, CNS, neuromuscular, neuropsychiatric and metabolic diseases, in cancer, inflammation, and rheumatic diseases, in bacterial and retroviral infections, thrombosis, embolism. New drugs will be discussed" --Publisher CONCLUSIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY -- References -- 13 - Health and Gender Perspective in Infertility -- INFERTILITY AND ITS TREATMENT -- Global Prevalence of Infertility -- The Possibility of "Not Being Fertile"--Infertility Treatment -- HEALTH AND GENDER DETERMINANTS IN INFERTILITY -- Biological Factors: Male and Female Factor Infertility -- Demographic Factors: Global Prevalence of Infertility -- Political and Economic Factors: Availability of Health Services -- Psychological and Social Factors -- HEALTH AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN INFERTILITY -- Women's Health in Assisted Reproduction -- Invisibility of the Men in the Procreation -- INFERTILITY IN REPRODUCTIVE PSYCHOLOGY: A GENDER PERSPECTIVE -- References -- 14 - Epilogue -- TOPICS TO DISCUSS IN A HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY COURSE -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Back Cover This book is a concise, easy to read professional text with a focus on practical aspects. All chapters include tables on sex/gender differences in symptoms and management and a series of suggestions to the novice in the field. Chapters are specialty-specific. The focus is not on women's health, but the presentation of differences in clinical symptoms, management and outcomes in women and men. Gender Medicine strives to employ the knowledge about these differences to improve diagnosis, better understand pathogenesis and advance patient-oriented therapy.