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Sports Psychiatry in Competitive Sports
Malte Christian Claussen1,2,3, Christian Imboden2, Marcel I Raas4
1Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Mental complaints and illnesses are common health problems in competitive sports, and mental health, like physical health and performance, is an integral dimension in competitive sports. The promotion of mental health and safe management of mental complaints and illnesses in competitive sports requires a qualified medical discipline for mental health: sports psychiatry as well as an interdisciplinary and interprofessional understanding of care and cooperation. In the following article, sports psychiatry in competitive sports will be addressed and (i) mental health promotion and prevention, (ii) the tandem concept of interprofessional care and collaboration, (iii) diagnosis, treatment, and aftercare of mental disorders and illnesses, and (iv) education and training in sports psychiatry will be presented and discussed.
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