Routledge Handbook of Mental Health in Elite Sport

<p>Mental health is a rapidly increasing topic in the field of sport psychology. As the relevance of athletes’ mental health has come to prominence through emerging research, there is a high demand for evidence-based practice in order to promote athletes' mental health and prevent mental disorders as well as maladaptive syndromes. However, there is currently no comprehensive overview available that highlights the empirical evidence for the constructs of mental health, illustrating the latest developments in research, or that highlights implications for future science and practice.</p><p>The<em> Routledge Handbook of Mental Health in Elite Sport</em> delivers such an understanding and overview for this field, offering students, researchers, mental health professionals, applied sport psychologists, and coaches a state-of-the-art and insightful summary of science in the newly emerged field of clinical sport psychology and mental health in athletes.</p><p>This thorough volume covers major current and emerging topics on mental health and mental illness (e.g., depression), subclinical syndromes (e.g., burnout), as well as a comprehensive overview of research on prevention (e.g., green exercise) and treatment of mental health disorders in athletes and will be a vital resource for researchers, academics, and students in the fields of sport psychology, clinical psychology, sport coaching, sport sciences, health psychology, and physical activity and related disciplines.</p> <p>SECTION A Mental Health </p><p>Introduction to the Section </p><p>Tadhg MacIntyre</p><p>1 Mental Health in Athletes </p><p>Insa Nixdorf, Raphael Nixdorf, and Tadhg MacIntyre</p><p>2 Thriving in Elite Athletes </p><p>Lauren K. McHenry and Rebecca A. Zakrajsek</p><p>3 Meaning and Meaninglessness in Elite Sport </p><p>Jürgen Beckmann</p><p>4 Resilience and Mental Health in Competitive Sport: A Narrative Review of the Literature </p><p>Christopher Bryan, Jolan Kegelaers, and Mustafa Sarkar</p><p>5 The Social Network and the Coach </p><p>J.D. DeFreese and Christine M. Habeeb</p><p>SECTION B Mental Illness </p><p>Introduction to the Section </p><p>Scott B. Martin</p><p>6 Depression in Elite Athletes </p><p>Insa Nixdorf and Raphael Nixdorf</p><p>7 Recognition, Prevention, and Treatment of Disordered Eating and Body Dissatisfaction in Athletes </p><p>Cami A. Barnes, Keely N. Hayden, and Scott B. Martin</p><p>8 Addiction (Drugs and Gambling) Disorders in Athletes </p><p>Claudia L. Reardon and Ryan Benoy</p><p>9 The Role of Executive Functions in Elite Athletes’ Mental Health </p><p>Robert S. Vaughan, Jack Brimmell, and Bjoern Krenn</p><p>10 Personality Disorders in Elite Athletes </p><p>Christopher M. Bader and LaTisha L. Bader</p><p>11 Anxiety Disorders Among Elite Athletes </p><p>Courtney C.Walton, Simon Rice, Lisa Olive, Claudia L. Reardon, and Rosemary Purcell</p><p>SECTION C Subclinical and Related Challenges </p><p>Introduction to the Section </p><p>Insa Nixdorf and Raphael Nixdorf</p><p>12 Reducing Burnout in Athletes </p><p>Daniel J. Madigan, Henrik Gustafsson, and Luke F. Olsson</p><p>13 Depression, Athlete Burnout, and Overtraining: A Review of Similarities and Differences </p><p>Raphael Nixdorf, Daniel J. Madigan, Göran Kenttä, and Peter Hassmén</p><p>14 Concussion, in Athletes </p><p>Jingzhen Yang, Robyn Recker, and Lindsay Sullivan</p><p>15 Fear and Anxiety in Elite Sport</p><p>Felix Ehrlenspiel, V. Vanessa Wergin, and Jürgen Beckmann</p><p>16 Stress in Elite Sport </p><p>Jennifer A. Hobson, Martin J. Turner, and Marc V. Jones</p><p>17 Stigmatisation of Mental Illness and Seeking Sport Psychology Services</p><p>Rebecca A. Zakrajsek, Scott B. Martin, Shane R. Thomson, and Amelia Gulliver</p><p>18 Career Transitions in Sport </p><p>Robert Morris, Pete Coffee, Hee Jung Hong, Chris Hartley, and Nina Verma</p><p>19 Doping and Drug Misuse in Elite Sport </p><p>Claudia L. Reardon and Ryan Benoy</p><p>SECTION D Application and Care </p><p>Introduction to the Section </p><p>Jürgen Beckmann</p><p>20 Professional Considerations for the Clinician </p><p>Jack C. Watson II, Matthew Gonzalez, Brandonn Harris, and Valerie Wayda</p><p>21 Psychotherapeutic Applications in Elite Sport: Promoting Mental Health Among Athletes </p><p>Mark A. Stillman, Hudson Farmer, and Ira D. Glick</p><p>22 Recovery as the Centrepiece for Mental Health Promotion in Elite Athletes </p><p>Jahan Heidari and Michael Kellmann</p><p>23 Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation </p><p>Rebecca A. Zakrajsek, Alexander G. Bianco, Taylor B. Casey, Keely N. Hayden, and Scott B. Martin</p><p>24 Nature-Based Interventions in Elite Sport </p><p>Tadhg MacIntyre, Carina Nigg, Cassandra Murphy, and Violetta Oblinger-Peters</p><p>25 Young Athletes’ Mental Health and Well-Being </p><p>Rosemary Purcell, Courtney Campbell Walton, Alan Currie, and Simon Rice</p>