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Mental Health Care for Elite Athletes

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Editors:
  1. Claudia L. Reardon

    1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, USA

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  • Written by leading experts in sports mental health
  • Comprehensively reviews mental health symptoms and disorders in elite athletes
  • Functionsn as an excellent resource for non-medical sports professionals looking to understand this topic

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Scope of the Problem of Mental Health Symptoms and Disorders in Elite Athletes

    • Simon M. Rice, Courtney C. Walton, Lisa Olive, Claudia L. Reardon, Rosemary Purcell
    Pages 1-6

  3. General Approaches to Management of Mental Health in Elite Athletes: Psychotherapy

    • Tim Herzog, Kristine M. Eiring, Jessica D. Bartley
    Pages 7-13

  4. General Approaches to Management of Mental Health in Elite Athletes: Pharmacological Treatment

    • Claudia L. Reardon
    Pages 15-22

  5. Creating an Environment That Supports Mental Well-Being and Resilience

    • Emily Kroshus
    Pages 23-30

  6. Sleep Disorders and Sleep Concerns

    • Michael A. Grandner
    Pages 31-49

  7. Major Depressive Disorder and Depressive Symptoms

    • Paul Gorczynski
    Pages 51-59

  8. Anxiety and Related Disorders

    • Rosemary Purcell, Courtney C. Walton, Claudia L. Reardon, Simon M. Rice
    Pages 61-67

  9. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Other Trauma-Related Disorders

    • Cindy Miller Aron, Sydney Marie LeFay
    Pages 69-78

  10. Eating Disorders

    • Elizabeth Joy
    Pages 79-88

  11. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    • Doug Hyun Han
    Pages 89-95

  12. Personality Disorders

    • Carla Edwards
    Pages 97-103

  13. Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders

    • Alan Currie, R. Hamish McAllister-Williams
    Pages 105-117

  14. Mental Health and Sport-Related Concussion

    • Vuong Vu, Aaron Jeckell
    Pages 119-130

  15. Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders

    • David R. McDuff, Michelle Garvin, Donald L. Thompson
    Pages 131-143

  16. Behavioral Addictions: Excessive Gambling and Gaming

    • Jeffrey Derevensky
    Pages 145-152

  17. Athlete Mental Health Impacts of Harassment and Abuse in Sport

    • M. Mountjoy, C. Edwards
    Pages 153-163

  18. Psychological Response to Injury and Illness

    • Margot Putukian
    Pages 165-170

  19. Overtraining Syndrome

    • Nekisa Haghighat, Todd Stull
    Pages 171-178

  20. Transitioning out of Elite Sport

    • Vincent Gouttebarge
    Pages 179-184
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About this book

This book examines the nuances and specifications of mental health in elite athletes. It meets the market need for a reference that utilizes a narrow scope to focus on the unique nature of this demographic’s mental health. It enriches the understanding and appreciation of mental health symptoms and disorders in elite athletes and thus the ability to appropriately address those issues.  

 

The book first addresses the essential topics necessary for an authoritative resource on mental health, such as general mental health disorder symptoms, diagnoses, and treatment. Subsequent chapters then dive into the very specific issues affecting elite athletes, including the adverse effects of overtraining, sports-related concussions, behavioral addictions, and psychological responses to injury and illness. Closing chapters then analyze mental health disorders and issues specific to diverse demographics such as youth athletes, Paralympic athletes, and athletes of various ethnic and religious backgrounds.

 

Timely and essential, Mental Health Care for Elite Athletes is an invaluable reference for a variety of healthcare professionals who work with elite athletes and interested non-medical members of the athlete entourage, such as coaches and family.



Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, USA

    Claudia L. Reardon

About the editor

Claudia L. Reardon, MDUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Department of Psychiatry
6001 Research Park Boulevard
Madison, WI 53719







Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mental Health Care for Elite Athletes

  • Editors: Claudia L. Reardon

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08364-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-08363-1Published: 06 October 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-08366-2Published: 07 October 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-08364-8Published: 05 October 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 226

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology

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