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The Burden of Sports - How and Why Athletes Struggle with Mental Health
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The Burden of Sports - How and Why Athletes Struggle with Mental Health
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A comprehensive examination of the mental health challenges that
elite athletes face in America’s most popular sports. Athletes
that compete at a high level—whether in professional, college, or
Olympic sports—face numerous mental health challenges as they
strive for perfection and ultimately victory in their sports. And
while mental health awareness for athletes is better than it once
was, efforts to hide the existence of these mental disorders and
challenges remain well-ingrained. In The Burden of Sports, John
Weston Parry examines the mental health and emotional well-being of
elite American athletes generally, as well as in relation to
spectator sports propaganda, the legal system, politics, and the
effects of the Covid pandemic. This book covers mental health
conditions that any elite athlete may encounter, from depression
and anxiety to substance abuse and concussion-caused brain damage,
to the special challenges of female, queer, transgender, and
intersex athletes. Featured throughout are narratives of well-known
American athletes, including Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, Michael
Sam, and Tiger Woods. From individual and team pressures to win and
attain sport perfection to the prejudice and ignorance of fans,
management, and corporate sponsors about mental health, addressing
the mental health of athletes and challenging the public perception
of such struggles is long overdue. This is a timely and necessary
book for readers that want to see sports change for the better in
support of America’s athletes.
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Imprint: |
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2024 |
Authors: |
John Weston Parry
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
296 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5381-7553-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5381-7553-3 |
Barcode: |
9781538175538 |
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