ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF MENTAL HEALTH IN ELITE SPORT

• Part Section A Mental Health
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Section
Chapter 1Mental Health in Athletes
Chapter 2Thriving in Elite Athletes
Chapter 3Meaning and Meaninglessness in Elite Sport
Chapter 4Resilience and Mental Health in Competitive Sport: A Narrative Review of the Literature
Chapter 5The Social Network and the Coach
• Part Section B Mental Illness
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Section
Chapter 6Depression in Elite Athletes
Chapter 7 Recognition, Prevention, and Treatment of Disordered Eating and Body Dissatisfaction in Athletes
Chapter 8 Addiction (Drugs and Gambling) Disorders in Athletes
Chapter 9 The Role of Executive Functions in Elite Athletes' Mental Health
Chapter 10 Personality Disorders in Elite Athletes
Chapter 11 Anxiety Disorders Among Elite Athletes
• Part Section C Subclinical and Related Challenges
Chapter 1Introduction to the Section
Chapter 12 Reducing Burnout in Athletes
Chapter 13 Depression, Athlete Burnout, and Overtraining: A Review of Similarities and Differences
Chapter 14 Concussions in Athletes
Chapter 15 Fear and Anxiety in Elite Sport
Chapter 16 Stress in Elite Sport
Chapter 17 Stigmatisation of Mental Illness and Seeking Sport Psychology Services
Chapter 18 Career Transitions in Sport
Chapter 19 Doping and Drug Misuse in Elite Sport
• Part Section D Application and Care
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Section
Chapter 20 Professional Considerations for the Clinician
Chapter 21 Psychotherapeutic Applications in Elite Sport: Promoting Mental Health Among Athletes
Chapter 22 Recovery as the Centrepiece for Mental Health Promotion in Elite Athletes
Chapter 23 Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Chapter 24 Nature-Based Interventions in Elite Sport
Chapter 25 Young Athletes' Mental Health and Well-Being

Mental health is a rapidly increasing topic in the field of sport psychology. As the relevance of athletes’ mental health has come to prominence through emerging research, there is a high demand for evidence-based practice in order to promote athletes' mental health and prevent mental disorders as well as maladaptive syndromes. However, there is currently no comprehensive overview available that highlights the empirical evidence for the constructs of mental health, illustrating the latest developments in research, or that highlights implications for future science and practice.

The Routledge Handbook of Mental Health in Elite Sport delivers such an understanding and overview for this field, offering students, researchers, mental health professionals, applied sport psychologists, and coaches a state-of-the-art and insightful summary of science in the newly emerged field of clinical sport psychology and mental health in athletes.

This thorough volume covers major current and emerging topics on mental health and mental illness (e.g., depression), subclinical syndromes (e.g., burnout), as well as a comprehensive overview of research on prevention (e.g., green exercise) and treatment of mental health disorders in athletes and will be a vital resource for researchers, academics, and students in the fields of sport psychology, clinical psychology, sport coaching, sport sciences, health psychology, and physical activity and related disciplines.