Explore the complex relationship between sports and mental health and discover the influence of biological and social factors on athletes' psychological wellbeing.
Sports can boost mood, reduce stress, and build confidence, but pressure to win and injuries can also lead to anxiety, eating disorders, and depression among athletes.
Part of Bloomsbury's Health and Medical Issues Today series, Mental Health of Athletes is divided into three sections. Part I explores different aspects of the complex relationship between athletics and mental health. This includes both the positive and negative mental health impacts sports can have on athletes, as well as how different biological and social factors can influence an athlete's health. This section also examines the role that age has on mental health, from youth sports to senior athletes, as well as the unique mental health challenges faced by disenfranchised groups such as disabled and LGBTQ+ athletes. Part II features coverage of several high-interest issues in this field, including the risk of suicide among athletes and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on athlete mental health. Part III provides a variety of useful materials, including illuminating case studies, a glossary, and a directory of resources.
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Explore the complex relationship between sports and mental health and discover the influence of biological and social factors on athletes' psychological wellbeing.
Series Foreword
Introduction
Part I: Overview
1. Benefits of Sport on Mental Health
2. Common Mental Health Issues in Athletes
3. Biopsychosocial Factors Affecting an Athlete's Mental Health
4. Determining Whether an Athlete Has a Mental Health Issue
5. Age and Mental Health Among Athletes
6. Disenfranchised Athlete Groups
Part II: Issues
7. Risk of Death by Suicide for Athletes
8. Current and Historical Trauma among Athletes
9. eSports and mental health
10. COVID-19 and athlete mental health
Part III: Case Studies
Directory of Resources
Glossary
About the Author
Index
Christine L. B. Selby, PhD, is Associate Professor of psychology at Husson University in Bangor, Maine, USA, and a licensed psychologist in a part-time private practice.
