Mental health in sport

Looking at the potential for negative, as well as positive, impacts of a sporting career on the mental health of participants

Hidden Side of Sport (BBC1, 2012)

Description

There is increasing recognition of the potential for negative, as well as positive, impacts of a sporting career on the mental health of participants. This playlist includes television and radio documentaries about the factors that can contribute to loss of mental fitness including personal accounts from sports people who have shared their experiences.

Curator

Dr Clare Stevinson, Loughborough University

Subjects

• Sport and Health sciences, Psychology

Keywords

sport; mental health; depression; eating disorders