Sports Psychiatry

by Currie, Alan; Owen, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780198734628
• ISBN10: 019873462X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-05-10
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Psychiatric conditions of all kinds can present in sporting populations due to the high intensity physical effort, competition and anxiety associated with competitive sports. Mental illness is not just a health concern but is likely to have a significant impact on sporting performance and achievement.

Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library series, this concise and practical pocketbook covers the breadth of psychiatric conditions that can present in sportsmen and sportswomen. It provides practical and up-to-date guidance which is invaluable for all health professionals working within sporting communities. There are a variety of topics covered from 'Eating disorders' to 'Psychotropic drug prescribing' and it is based on the latest research to help health professionals working within sport better assess mental health problems and support those in need.

Author Biography

Alan Currie, Consultant Psychiatrist, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, St Nicholas Hospital, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK,Bruce Owen, Consultant Psychiatrist and Director of Medical Education, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. St Nicholas Hospital, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Dr Alan Currie has been a consultant psychiatrist in full-time NHS practice in the north-east of England since 1997. Additionally he has experience of medical management and served for 4 years on the executive of the General and Community Faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

He has published on topics such as social inclusion, remission and recovery in severe mental illness, antidepressant discontinuation syndromes, movement disorders and socio-cultural factors in eating disorders.

He has presented his work on illness behaviours in athletes, eating disorders in sport and the rehabilitation of doping offenders at several national and international conferences. He has advised a number of national sports organisations on mental health matters and in 2007 he edited and co-authored the UK Sport guidelines on eating disorders.

Dr Bruce Owen works as a full time NHS consultant psychiatrist based in Newcastle upon Tyne. He spent eight years working in an inner city community mental health team before moving to work in a recovery and rehabilitation focussed psychosis service working in both inpatient and community settings. He has a strong interest in medical education being involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate education. He is an Honorary Clinical Lecturer with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and a Training Programme Director with Health Education North East. As well as being Director of Medical Education with Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS FT he has had educational roles with both the General Adult and Community Faculty and the NE Division of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
He has published and presented on a range of topics including studies looking at the aetiology of unipolar and bipolar depression and treatment focused studies in bipolar disorder.

Table of Contents

1. Adjustment and anxiety disorders, David R. McDuff
2. Managing the anxiety of performance, Kate Goodger and Sarah Broadhead
3. Mood disorders, Valentin Z. Markser, Alan Currie and R. Hamish McAllister-Williams
4. Eating disorders, Alan Currie, Jon Arcelus and Carolyn Plateau
5. Substance misuse, Pamela Walters, Andrea Hearn and Alan Currie
6. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Paul McArdle
7. The athletic personality and personality disorders, Bruce Owen
8. Exercise participation and mental health, Alan Currie and Reshad Malik
9. The sports arena, Kate Goodger and Sarah Broadhead
10. Psychotropic drug prescribing, Allan Johnston and R. Hamish McAllister-Williams