Overview
- Discusses a broad range of mental health concerns generalizable to athlete care and content specific to mental health care of athletes
- Presents current research on depression, suicide, and substance abuse in athletes, as well as the use of PEDs, the impact of concussion, and exercise addiction, among many others
- Excellent resource for sports medicine providers, mental health providers and primary care physicians involved in the direct care of recreational and competitive athletes at all levels
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This unique book provides a practical framework for and coverage of a broad range of mental health concerns applicable to the care of athletes, including depression, suicide, mood disorders, substance abuse and risk-taking behaviors. To this end, it presents content relevant to the care of athletes, including doping and the use of performance-enhancing drugs, the mental health impact of concussion, bullying and hazing, the impact of social media and exercise addiction, among other pertinent topics. Current basic and translational research on behavioral health and the relationship of brain to behavior are reviewed, and current treatment approaches, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological (including mindfulness training), are considered.
This practical resource targets the stigma of mental in athletes in order to overcome barriers to care by presenting a definitive perspective of current concepts in the mental health care of athletes, provided by experts in the field and targeting sports medicine providers, mental health providers and primary care physicians involved in the direct care of recreational and competitive athletes at all levels.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Ashwin L. Rao, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Program Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mental Health in the Athlete
Book Subtitle: Modern Perspectives and Novel Challenges for the Sports Medicine Provider
Editors: Eugene Hong, Ashwin L. Rao
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44754-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-44753-3Published: 31 May 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-44756-4Published: 31 May 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-44754-0Published: 30 May 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 298
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sports Medicine, Sport Psychology