‘Women are tired and men are in pain’: gendered<i>habitus</i>and mental healthcare utilization in Spain

Doblytė, Sigita

doi:10.1080/09589236.2020.1780420

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“…To some extent, the sex gap recorded in the time to prescription may be due to the differences in patients' patterns of reporting depression symptoms, that is to say, male patients are more likely to report more severe and acute symptoms (Shi et al, 2021) and also seek help from healthcare services later (Doblytė, 2020) due to the effects of social roles and the traditional conceptions of masculinity (Bambra et al, 2021). This notion is borne out by our results since the pharmacological treatment provided to male patients tended to be more intense.…”

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The influence of general practitioner and patient sex on the treatment of major depression

Jufresa-Blanch,

Carrilero,

García-Altés

2023

Front. Pharmacol.

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Introduction: Biological and sociocultural factors may lead to a significant gender bias in the treatment of major depression and thus contribute to accentuating gender inequalities. However, the influence of the general practitioner’s (GP’s) sex on the prescription of antidepressants has not been adequately assessed in previous work and remains unclear. This retrospective cohort study aims to determine the influence of GP and patient sex on the treatment of major depression.Methods: The study population comprised 87,629 patients (33.56% male patients and 66.44% female patients) aged over 15 years newly diagnosed with major depression recorded between 2017 and 2019 in Catalonia, Spain. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate the effect of GP sex on the therapeutic strategy (i.e., whether antidepressants were prescribed at the first diagnostic visit). Cox proportional hazards models and survival analyses were conducted to compare, according to GP and patient sex, the probability that a patient would be prescribed an antidepressant at any time during the study period. Finally, a multiple linear regression analysis was performed to assess the pharmacological intensity of the treatment [monthly fluoxetine-equivalent defined daily dose (DDD)].Results: Female patients were more likely to be prescribed an antidepressant at the time of diagnosis, both by male [OR = 1.11, 95% CI = (1.05, 1.17), p<0.001] and female GPs [OR = 1.13, 95% CI = (1.09, 1.17), p<0.001]. Similarly, female patients were 8% and 9% more likely than male patients to be prescribed an antidepressant from male [HR = 1.08, 95% CI = (1.05, 1.11), p<0.001] and female GPs [HR = 1.09, 95% CI = (0.92, 1.07), p<0.001], respectively, during the study period. Female GPs prescribed less antidepressants than male GPs: an average of 0.39 less monthly fluoxetine-equivalent DDD [β = −0.39, 95% CI = (0.10, −3.92), p<0.001].Discussion: Few differences are observed between male and female GPs regarding the therapeutic strategy and its intensity for the treatment of major depression. However, both male and female GPs are influenced by biases and stereotypes that entail differential antidepressant-prescribing behaviors in accordance with the sex of the patient and their characteristics.

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The influence of general practitioner and patient sex on the treatment of major depression

Jufresa-Blanch,

Carrilero,

García-Altés

2023

Front. Pharmacol.

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“…Therefore the key concept coming from Bourdeau are habitus and field in relation to capitals (Bourdieu, 2013;Harker et al, 1990;Wuriyani, 2020). Habitus is also used in several studies related to women's position in the society either in arts, politics related to diplomacy, and health to understand gender relation in structured culture, the practices, and the codes (Cohn, 2020;Doblyte, 2020;Standfield, 2020). Habitus and field intertwine with the concept of capital.…”

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Understanding Domestic Violence in Indonesia Through a Play-with-music: A Story of Wounds

Meilinda

2021

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The number of domestic violence is 50% out of violence against woman cases in Indonesia. This condition is intriguing to analyse. There must be a reason behind rising number of crimes related to inequality of women position in the society. One of the ways that can be used to reflect on this subject is through theatre. It is a work of art that can be used to discuss and inspire a necessary social change or social agenda. Therefore, applying textual analysis method on A Story of Wounds, a play by Jessie Monika, I would like to find the reasons behind that inequality to find the core problem of domestic violence as portrayed in ASoW. I utilize Bourdieu’s capital, habitus and field theory to prove that inequality between the wife and the husband, the deeply rooted patriarchy values create imbalance power that open opportunity for domestic violence toward women.

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Gendered capital in psychotherapy: A thematic analysis of patients' experiences of the therapists' gender

Schweitzer,

Schaffler,

Jesser

et al. 2024

Couns and Psychother Res

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BackgroundThe impact of therapists' and patients' gender on therapy processes and outcomes remains a subject of intense debate in psychotherapy research.AimsThis article explores the role of gender in psychotherapy from the patients' perspective.MethodBy conducting semi‐structured interviews with 20 patients undergoing individual psychotherapy in private practices in Austria, the influence of the therapist's gender was investigated. The data collected were subjected to qualitative thematic analysis.FindingsThe authors adopted a Bourdieusian feminist perspective to interpret the results, revealing that patients perceived female psychotherapists as possessing unique resources not found in male therapists. These resources encompassed knowledge, skills, traits perceived as ‘female’, and shared body and life experiences. Referred to as ‘female gender capital’, these resources influenced the preferences of most female and one male patient, leading them to favour female psychotherapists.ConclusionGiven the strong perceptions and preferences around gender observed in this study, gender identity and gendered practices should be critically reflected on by individual therapists as well as in psychotherapy training programmes.

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‘Women are tired and men are in pain’: genderedhabitusand mental healthcare utilization in Spain

Cited by 5 publications

References 37 publications

The influence of general practitioner and patient sex on the treatment of major depression

The influence of general practitioner and patient sex on the treatment of major depression

Understanding Domestic Violence in Indonesia Through a Play-with-music: A Story of Wounds

Gendered capital in psychotherapy: A thematic analysis of patients' experiences of the therapists' gender

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