On the same team: A call for increased medicolegal knowledge exchanges between forensic psychiatry and sports psychiatry

Abstract

E and Liebrenz-Rosenstock M () On the same team: A call for increased medicolegal knowledge exchanges between forensic psychiatry and sports psychiatry. Front. Psychiatry : . doi: .

A Review of Mental Health Issues in High-Performance and Elite-Level Cycling

“…Generally, stigma is a recurrent feature of high-performance and elite-level sport [66] and psychiatric disorders can elicit negative connotations across genderbased or broader frameworks [e. g. [42,65]]. As discussed, in certain scenarios, a "win at all costs" mentality can pressure riders into adopting practices with detrimental health outcomes or create situations with medicolegal implications, such as doping sanctions [9,38,67]. Hence, athletes may be discouraged from seeking medical assistance and resistant to pharmacotherapeutic treatment due to concerns of being labelled a "cheat" [68], which could be further amplified in cycling disciplines due to high-profile doping violations [42,69].…”

Regulatory proposals to support athlete mental health in the Race Across America

“…These could be embedded in RAAM documentation (see [30]). Former competitors could be encouraged to discuss their experiences and accentuate the importance of athlete wellbeing; previously, cyclists have competed in RAAM to raise mental health awareness (e.g., [31]), and in other sports, athletes have been influential in shaping positive discourse [32]. Moreover, on-hand mental health support during RAAM could help safeguard riders.…”

Anabolic-androgenic steroids: Considerations for forensic psychiatry, sports psychiatry, and the law

“…With the international prevalence of AAS consumption and the mental health consequences of these substances, we believe this an area of substantial overlap encompassing sports psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and criminal law, alongside addition specialists and additional clinical areas. Increased epistemological and medicolegal intersections between sports psychiatry and forensic psychiatry have been proposed in other domains [32]; for us, AAS consumption represents another shared interprofessional concern. Here, again, comprehensive knowledge exchanges could strengthen professional expertise and patient care.…”