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Sports psychiatry: a desideratum on sports arena!

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2021

Ahmed Naguy Open the ORCID record for Ahmed Naguy [Opens in a new window] ,
Saxby Pridmore  and
Bibi Alamiri
Ahmed Naguy*
Affiliation:
Al-Manara CAP Centre, Kuwait Centre for Mental Health (KCMH), Shuwaikh, Kuwait
Saxby Pridmore
Affiliation:
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Bibi Alamiri
Affiliation:
Al-Manara CAP Centre, Kuwait Centre for Mental Health (KCMH), Shuwaikh, Kuwait
*
*Author for correspondence: Ahmed Naguy, Email: ahmednagy@hotmail.co.uk
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Abstract

The emerging field of sports psychiatry has been developing steadily in recent years. This is not just a health concern but is likely to impact sporting performance and achievement significantly. An overview of sports psychiatry is provided. Psychiatric disorders of all varieties can and do present in sporting populations. Sports psychiatry keeps evolving to drive forward the importance of good mental health in sport as in life.

Keywords

Sports psychiatrypsychopharmacologychronic traumatic encephalopathy
Type
Review
Information
CNS Spectrums , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , February 2023 , pp. 29 - 32
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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