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

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In this chapter, we provide an overview of mental health disorders most commonly diagnosed in the athletic population and the manner in which mental health treatment and mental performance training can exist on a continuum. Successful utilization of any theory or associated technique, whether for mental health or performance, hinges on relationship factors. The authors address relationship variables with elite athletes and considerations across evidence-based psychotherapy theories and techniques. Several theories commonly used in treating elite athletes are discussed, along with a sampling of techniques, in a manner that aims to vividly illustrate how techniques might look and feel in the real world.

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    Tim Herzog

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  3. Mental Health Services, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Colorado Springs, CO, USA

    Jessica D. Bartley

  4. Graduate School of Professional Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA

    Jessica D. Bartley

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Herzog, T., Eiring, K.M., Bartley, J.D. (2022). General Approaches to Management of Mental Health in Elite Athletes: Psychotherapy. In: Reardon, C.L. (eds) Mental Health Care for Elite Athletes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08364-8_2

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