The role of the sports psychiatrist

Currie, Alan; Schneeberger, Andres R.; Claussen, Malte Christian

doi:10.1024/2674-0052/a000013

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“…Again, this could be valuable for ECFs who expressed interest in mental health but are impeded by financial and expertise constraints. Sports psychiatrists and allied practitioners could enrich these dialogues, providing perspectives on the latest developments across scientific literature and other sporting disciplines, alongside highlighting the potential of preventive and health promotion interventions [19, 49].…”

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Mental health resources and initiatives from European national cycling federations: Insights on policy and practice

Smith,

Hachen,

Colangelo

et al. 2024

Sports Psychiatry

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Introduction: Cycling can confer public mental health advantages for diverse populations, attenuating stressors and strengthening prosocial engagement. Conversely, competitive conditions in high-performance domains may entail prominent psychiatric risk factors that require bespoke interventions. In other sports, certain national federations have introduced mental health schemes for various target populations. However, the extent to which comparable approaches have been adopted across cycling remains unclear. Methods: We sought to gain broader insights into whether European cycling federations (ECFs) have implemented dedicated programmes around mental health, focussing on N=51 ECFs affiliated with the international regulator, the Union Cycliste Internationale. Initially, a search was conducted of ECF websites. Where apposite materials were unavailable, ECFs were contacted via email and phone. Results: 62% of total ECFs (N=32) were captured in the results. Findings were analysed and coded to three categories, namely: “ECF-level literature or initiatives”, “No ECF-level literature or initiatives”, and “No response”. Based on our interpretation, of these N=32 ECFs, n=7 (22%) highlighted literature and strategies either on their website or during contact phases. The remaining n=25 (78%) ECFs noted no official policies or initiatives. Conclusion: Across included ECFs, there appears to be limited consideration about developing mental health schemes, potentially conditioned by resource constraints or disparate organisational priorities and regulations. For those ECFs with relevant programmes, the majority focussed on high-performance contexts, with less attention towards the relationship between cycling and mental health in broader demographics. Accordingly, evidence from different associations and sports could guide effective, tailored approaches.

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Mental health resources and initiatives from European national cycling federations: Insights on policy and practice

Smith,

Hachen,

Colangelo

et al. 2024

Sports Psychiatry

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“…Amidst this compound clinical environment, sports psychiatrists provide treatment for competitive athletes, delineating prevention and care pathways either independently or as part of a medical team ( 27 ). As an interprofessional area, sports psychiatry and its epistemological associations are continuously expanding, encompassing caregiving and mental health promotion ( 11 , 28 ). Researchers suggest that distinctive conditions and risk factors of competitive sport could require earlier psychiatric interventions ( 29 ).…”

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“…Sports psychiatry shares connections with neighboring disciplines like sports psychology, clinical psychology, psychotherapy, pharmacology, and sports science, amongst others ( 11 ). However, although studies have explored sports therapy in forensic patients ( 12 ), there is scant knowledge about the medicolegal contexts of sport-specific psychopathology and its forensic-psychiatric intersections.…”

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

et al. 2022

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“…These considerations include diagnostic assessment, risk appraisal, treatment according to a biopsychosocial framework, and management plans that span individual and sport-specific factors. More complete descriptions of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of sports psychiatrists have been provided elsewhere [11, 12].…”

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“…"stress eating") Rumination Panic attacks, "fight, flight or freeze" in certain situations (may be trauma-, performance-, or phobia-related) Rigid rituals or compulsions[10] Avoidance[10] DistractibilityLow energy Emotional dysregulation Poor confidencePoor performance related to inability to execute tasks (may be due to "fight, flight or freeze" response, fear of negative judgement or failure, lack of confidence, negative self-talk Interference on function by the need to perform rituals or compulsions Panic attacks during sport (which affect breathing, cognition, heart rate, physical and mental composure) Anorexia Nervosa[8] Restricted energy intake Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat Persistent behavior that interferes with weight gain even at a significantly low weight Disturbance in the way one's body weight/shape are experienced Significant influence of body weight/shape on self-appraisal Lack of appreciation regarding the seriousness of the current low body weight Low energy (may lead to relative energy deficiency in sport[11] Impaired performance (cognitive fogginess, decreased explosivity, reduced endurance)[12] Resistance to nutritional recommendations from support team.Impaired sport performance (due to thought disorder, emotional/behavioral dyscontrol, and/ or impaired insight and judgement) Intensity/environment of sport could worsen symptoms (Continued on next page) Sports Psychiatry. 2023;1-15 Ó 2023 The Author(s) Distributed as a Hogrefe OpenMind article under the license CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)…”

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Mental health considerations for athlete removal from play and return to play planning

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2023

Sports Psychiatry

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Introduction: Athletes experience the same mental health disorders as the general population. When mental health symptoms or disorders are experienced more acutely, there may be occasions when the treating team needs to decide if it is in the best interest of the athlete to be removed from the sport environment for treatment and recovery. If an athlete has been away from the sport environment due to mental health symptoms or disorders, the treating team should be deliberate and collaborative in guiding their return. Removal-from-play (RFP) and return-to-play (RTP) decisions involving an athlete who has experienced mental health challenges can be complex. Methods: The literature around athlete mental health was reviewed to explore contributing and mitigating factors to mental health challenges in this population. General psychiatric recovery trajectories for selected mental illnesses were reviewed to inform RTP planning through and beyond illness episodes. The literature related to RFP and RTP for athletes in terms of specific physical factors (concussion and musculoskeletal injury) and mental health factors (specifically, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders) was also reviewed. Results: A scoping overview of athlete- and sport-specific factors yielded a framework that can be used to guide athlete support, RFP and RTP planning through and beyond mental health-related sport interruption. Conclusion: When mental health symptoms and disorders are present, decisions guiding RFP and RTP should be guided by clinical assessment of safety, stability and function. Due to the complex nature of mental disorders and the interaction of sport elements, it is recommended that sports psychiatrists are involved in the assessment and management process.

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The role of the sports psychiatrist

Cited by 5 publications

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Mental health resources and initiatives from European national cycling federations: Insights on policy and practice

Mental health resources and initiatives from European national cycling federations: Insights on policy and practice

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

Mental health considerations for athlete removal from play and return to play planning

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