Thursday, 10 October 2013

Sport specificity of mental disorders: the issue of sport psychiatry.

Authors: B�r KJ, Markser VZ
Abstract
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 mental disorders as previously thought. The authors discuss the issue of the sport specificity of selected mental diseases in elite athletes. Specific aspects of eating disorders, exercise addiction, chronic traumatic encephalopathy and mood disorders in the context of overtraining syndrome are examined. In particular, the interrelationship between life and work characteristics unique to elite athletes and the development of mental disorders are reviewed. Differences of clinical presentation and some therapeutic consequences are discussed. The authors suggest that the p...

Source: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=7653284&cid=u_0_172_f&fid=39392&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fpubmed%2F24091603%3Fdopt%3DAbstract

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