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A Neuroscientific Approach to the Examination of Concussions in Student-Athletes
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Interviewing principles for the psychiatrically aware sports medicine physician
1Sport Psychiatry Associates, 257 Monmouth Road, A-5, Oakhurst, NJ 07755, USA. rlkamm@monmouth.com
Abstract:
This article describes how sports medicine physicians can best approach the diagnoses of mental illness in athletes. Examples of psychiatric problems common to athletes, their incidences in the population, and diagnostic tips to ferret them out are given. Vignettes of well-known athletes who have had these problems are included. Each highlights how the lack of diagnostic awareness of mental health issues in the athletic community and the stigma of "mental illness" prevented the athlete from getting treatment sooner.
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