Christine L. B. Selby, PhD, is a staff psychologist at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst's Center for Counseling and Psychological Health (USA). She also maintains a part-time private practice as a licensed counseling and sport psychologist.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsPrefacePart I: OverviewChapter 1: Benefits of Sport on Mental WellbeingChapter 2: Describing Mental Health & Common Mental Health Challenges in AthletesChapter 3: Biopsychosocial Factors Affecting Mental Health in AthletesChapter 4: Determining Whether an Athlete Has a Mental Health ChallengeChapter 5: Unique Issues Related to Age or Competition LevelChapter 6: Historically Disenfranchised Athlete GroupsPart II: Issues and ControversiesChapter 7: Athlete Risk of Death by SuicideChapter 8: Personal, Interpersonal, and Intergenerational Trauma Chapter 9: eSports and Mental HealthChapter 10: COVID-19 and Athlete Mental HealthChapter 11: ConcussionChapter 12: Name, Image and Likeness (NIL)Part III. ScenariosScenario 1: Malik Has a Career-Ending InjuryScenario 2: Chris is Bullied for Being Non-BinaryScenario 3: Brenda’s Coach Triggers Her TraumaScenario 4: Samantha Has an Eating DisorderScenario 5: Lamar is Struggling to Fit in and Builds his Confidence Through SportDirectory of ResourcesGlossaryBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Mental Health of Athletes is an excellent addition to Bloomsbury Academic's “Health and Medical Issues Today” series ... [It] will benefit those wanting to learn about mental health issues in athletes and will be a very important resource for those already working with athletes to become more aware of and develop strategies to address these issues. Highly recommended for general readers but especially practitioners and those considering such practice.

Christine L. B. Selby, PhD, is a staff psychologist at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst's Center for Counseling and Psychological Health (USA). She also maintains a part-time private practice as a licensed counseling and sport psychologist.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsPrefacePart I: OverviewChapter 1: Benefits of Sport on Mental WellbeingChapter 2: Describing Mental Health & Common Mental Health Challenges in AthletesChapter 3: Biopsychosocial Factors Affecting Mental Health in AthletesChapter 4: Determining Whether an Athlete Has a Mental Health ChallengeChapter 5: Unique Issues Related to Age or Competition LevelChapter 6: Historically Disenfranchised Athlete GroupsPart II: Issues and ControversiesChapter 7: Athlete Risk of Death by SuicideChapter 8: Personal, Interpersonal, and Intergenerational Trauma Chapter 9: eSports and Mental HealthChapter 10: COVID-19 and Athlete Mental HealthChapter 11: ConcussionChapter 12: Name, Image and Likeness (NIL)Part III. ScenariosScenario 1: Malik Has a Career-Ending InjuryScenario 2: Chris is Bullied for Being Non-BinaryScenario 3: Brenda’s Coach Triggers Her TraumaScenario 4: Samantha Has an Eating DisorderScenario 5: Lamar is Struggling to Fit in and Builds his Confidence Through SportDirectory of ResourcesGlossaryBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Mental Health of Athletes is an excellent addition to Bloomsbury Academic's “Health and Medical Issues Today” series ... [It] will benefit those wanting to learn about mental health issues in athletes and will be a very important resource for those already working with athletes to become more aware of and develop strategies to address these issues. Highly recommended for general readers but especially practitioners and those considering such practice.

Christine L. B. Selby, PhD, is a staff psychologist at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst's Center for Counseling and Psychological Health (USA). She also maintains a part-time private practice as a licensed counseling and sport psychologist.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsPrefacePart I: OverviewChapter 1: Benefits of Sport on Mental WellbeingChapter 2: Describing Mental Health & Common Mental Health Challenges in AthletesChapter 3: Biopsychosocial Factors Affecting Mental Health in AthletesChapter 4: Determining Whether an Athlete Has a Mental Health ChallengeChapter 5: Unique Issues Related to Age or Competition LevelChapter 6: Historically Disenfranchised Athlete GroupsPart II: Issues and ControversiesChapter 7: Athlete Risk of Death by SuicideChapter 8: Personal, Interpersonal, and Intergenerational Trauma Chapter 9: eSports and Mental HealthChapter 10: COVID-19 and Athlete Mental HealthChapter 11: ConcussionChapter 12: Name, Image and Likeness (NIL)Part III. ScenariosScenario 1: Malik Has a Career-Ending InjuryScenario 2: Chris is Bullied for Being Non-BinaryScenario 3: Brenda’s Coach Triggers Her TraumaScenario 4: Samantha Has an Eating DisorderScenario 5: Lamar is Struggling to Fit in and Builds his Confidence Through SportDirectory of ResourcesGlossaryBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Mental Health of Athletes is an excellent addition to Bloomsbury Academic's “Health and Medical Issues Today” series ... [It] will benefit those wanting to learn about mental health issues in athletes and will be a very important resource for those already working with athletes to become more aware of and develop strategies to address these issues. Highly recommended for general readers but especially practitioners and those considering such practice.