Sports psychiatry has developed for the past 3 decades as an emerging field within
psychiatry and sports medicine. An International society has been established in 1994 and …

Professional athletes are subject to massive somatic, social, and mental stress. Despite
great public interest for athletic achievements, the emotional strains thereof are very poorly …

The prevalence of psychiatric conditions among elite athletes is still under debate. More and
more evidence has accumulated that high-performance athletes are not protected from …

Sport psychiatry focuses on diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric illness in athletes in
addition to utilization of psychological approaches to enhance performance. As this field and …

Athletes are not immune to mental illness. Despite strong outward appearances, they suffer
from a variety of psychiatric conditions ranging from depression and anxiety to eating …

Objective: Providing psychiatric consultation to elite athletes presents unique and complex
issues. These patients present with multifaceted medical, psychological, and performance …

Professional and other elite athletes use some substances at higher rates than nonathletes
in the general population [1–7]. This is especially true for substances that have actual or …

Whereas physical sport activity is generally considered a health benefit, extreme exercise
may be harmful. Of particular concern in this regard is the considerable variation between …

Including exercise for the prevention and treatment of mental disorders is a promising area
of research for exercise scientists since data indicate that many of these disorders are not …

The brave decision made by many Canadian athletes to share their experience with mental
illness has fed a growing dialogue surrounding mental health in competitive and high …