This book has it all - written by national and international
experts and edited by world authorities, it is the first book on
sport psychiatry in over a decade. Dealing with psychopathology,
mental health problems and clinical management, it differs markedly
from sports psychology books that focus on performance issues.
Eating disorders, exercise addiction, drug abuse are all problems
that are seen in 'everyday' athletes, not just elite performers.
This book shows how to help. This text covers the most important
topics in contemporary sports psychiatry/psychology from an
international perspective. Chapter authors are experts in the field
and global leaders in the related professional organizations,
including current and past Presidents/Chairs of the International
Society for Sports Psychiatry and of the World Psychiatric
Association Section on Exercise and Sports Psychiatry. Authors are
mainly psychiatrists: the rest are PhD sport psychologists. The
book comprises representative chapter authors from around the
world, to an extent unprecedented in this topic. The authors and
editors are well-informed in global perspectives, e.g., having
served as consultants to numerous Olympic teams, in addition to
service on the International Society for Sports Psychiatry's Board
of Directors. Specifically, this book covers four main categories
of topics: 1) mental health challenges faced by athletes (including
substance use disorders, exercise addiction, eating disorders,
depression, suicide, and concussion), 2) treatment approaches and
therapeutic issues with athletes (including different types of
psychotherapy for psychiatric disorders, psychotherapeutic
performance enhancement approaches, transference and
countertransference issues, achievement by proxy, psychotherapeutic
issues as applied to a couple of sports that are played around the
world, and use of psychiatric medications in athletes), 3)
psychosocial issues affecting athletes (including sexual harassment
and abuse, cultural issues, and ethics issues), and 4) the field of
sports psychiatry (including work within one common sports
psychiatry practice setting, and current status of and challenges
in the field of sports psychiatry). There is a growing need for
this book. Performance-enhancing drugs, use of psychotropics in
impaired athletes, head trauma, sexual abuse, eating disorders,
ethics, and depression and suicide in athletes, are just a few of
the timely subjects addressed in this text. This is the only
comprehensive reference available for those working in the field
(or merely interested in it) to consult for current information on
these topics. The existing sports psychology texts all focus on
performance issues, with little, if any, attention paid to these
areas of clinical significance. The book addresses the core
differences between sports psychiatry and sports psychology, as
well as the areas of overlap. Emphasis is placed on how the
disciplines should work together in diagnosing and treating
athletes dealing with emotional stress and psychopathology.
Chapters include case examples and specific goals listed at the
beginning, along with tables and graphs to highlight key concepts.
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