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abstract: A gender-sensitive psychiatry and psychotherapy takes into account the characteristics of mental disorders in both genders, in diagnostics as well as in therapy. It thereby not only contributes to quality assurance in our practical work, but also to patient-satisfaction. Teaching and training in this area have, so far, been neglected in German speaking countries, and research is also mainly done in Angloamerican countries. But especially in this area, findings cannot easily be transferred from one culture to another. Furthermore, research on gender differences and influencing factors - biological, psychological and social ones - as well as their interactions are of outstanding importance for research on mental disorders in general.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatrische Universitätspoliklinik, Kantonsspital Basel, Petersgraben 4, CH-4031 Basel, Fax ++61/2654599.
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authors.lastname: Riecher-Rössler