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.
The Routledge Handbook of Mental Health in Elite Sport 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.
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.
Edited by:
Insa Nixdorf,
Raphael Nixdorf,
Jürgen Beckmann (Technical University of Munich,
Germany),
Scott Martin,
Tadhg Macintyre
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 189mm,
Weight: 920g
ISBN: 9780367567866
ISBN 10: 0367567865
Series: Routledge International Handbooks
Pages: 414
Publication Date: 03 April 2023
Audience:
College/higher education
,
College/higher education
,
Primary
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
SECTION A Mental Health Introduction to the Section Tadhg MacIntyre 1 Mental Health in Athletes Insa Nixdorf, Raphael Nixdorf, and Tadhg MacIntyre 2 Thriving in Elite Athletes Lauren K. McHenry and Rebecca A. Zakrajsek 3 Meaning and Meaninglessness in Elite Sport Jürgen Beckmann 4 Resilience and Mental Health in Competitive Sport: A Narrative Review of the Literature Christopher Bryan, Jolan Kegelaers, and Mustafa Sarkar 5 The Social Network and the Coach J.D. DeFreese and Christine M. Habeeb SECTION B Mental Illness Introduction to the Section Scott B. Martin 6 Depression in Elite Athletes Insa Nixdorf and Raphael Nixdorf 7 Recognition, Prevention, and Treatment of Disordered Eating and Body Dissatisfaction in Athletes Cami A. Barnes, Keely N. Hayden, and Scott B. Martin 8 Addiction (Drugs and Gambling) Disorders in Athletes Claudia L. Reardon and Ryan Benoy 9 The Role of Executive Functions in Elite Athletes’ Mental Health Robert S. Vaughan, Jack Brimmell, and Bjoern Krenn 10 Personality Disorders in Elite Athletes Christopher M. Bader and LaTisha L. Bader 11 Anxiety Disorders Among Elite Athletes Courtney C.Walton, Simon Rice, Lisa Olive, Claudia L. Reardon, and Rosemary Purcell SECTION C Subclinical and Related Challenges Introduction to the Section Insa Nixdorf and Raphael Nixdorf 12 Reducing Burnout in Athletes Daniel J. Madigan, Henrik Gustafsson, and Luke F. Olsson 13 Depression, Athlete Burnout, and Overtraining: A Review of Similarities and Differences Raphael Nixdorf, Daniel J. Madigan, Göran Kenttä, and Peter Hassmén 14 Concussion, in Athletes Jingzhen Yang, Robyn Recker, and Lindsay Sullivan 15 Fear and Anxiety in Elite Sport Felix Ehrlenspiel, V. Vanessa Wergin, and Jürgen Beckmann 16 Stress in Elite Sport Jennifer A. Hobson, Martin J. Turner, and Marc V. Jones 17 Stigmatisation of Mental Illness and Seeking Sport Psychology Services Rebecca A. Zakrajsek, Scott B. Martin, Shane R. Thomson, and Amelia Gulliver 18 Career Transitions in Sport Robert Morris, Pete Coffee, Hee Jung Hong, Chris Hartley, and Nina Verma 19 Doping and Drug Misuse in Elite Sport Claudia L. Reardon and Ryan Benoy SECTION D Application and Care Introduction to the Section Jürgen Beckmann 20 Professional Considerations for the Clinician Jack C. Watson II, Matthew Gonzalez, Brandonn Harris, and Valerie Wayda 21 Psychotherapeutic Applications in Elite Sport: Promoting Mental Health Among Athletes Mark A. Stillman, Hudson Farmer, and Ira D. Glick 22 Recovery as the Centrepiece for Mental Health Promotion in Elite Athletes Jahan Heidari and Michael Kellmann 23 Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Rebecca A. Zakrajsek, Alexander G. Bianco, Taylor B. Casey, Keely N. Hayden, and Scott B. Martin 24 Nature-Based Interventions in Elite Sport Tadhg MacIntyre, Carina Nigg, Cassandra Murphy, and Violetta Oblinger-Peters 25 Young Athletes’ Mental Health and Well-Being Rosemary Purcell, Courtney Campbell Walton, Alan Currie, and Simon Rice
Insa Nixdorf is a professor of psychology at the International University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Raphael Nixdorf is a professor of health psychology at the International University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Jürgen Beckmann is a professor, Emeritus of Excellence, at Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine and Health, Munich, Germany; Honorary professor, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland, Australia; and Adjunct Professor Dept. of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Scott B. Martin is a professor of performance psychology and Director of the Psychosocial Aspects of Sport and Exercise program at the University of North Texas, USA. Tadhg MacIntyre is an assistant professor at the Department of Psychology, Maynooth University, Ireland.
