Main description:

The ISSP Manual of Sports Psychiatry is the first text describing the role of a sports psychiatrist. Covering both individual as well as team sports, contact and non-contact, from childhood through late adulthood, the manual describes the role of sports in our culture and details the psychiatric interventions associated with players and their teams. The editors take a broad focus, covering topics from neuroscience-psychiatric and psychological aspects, performance enhancement, team chemistry and dynamics, organizational issues to working with medical, orthopedic/surgical and neurologic colleagues to provide comprehensive prevention and treatment to enhance well-being and performance. This text will be invaluable to medical and psychiatric physicians, psychologists and other mental health professionals, as well as athletes, trainers, leagues and their commissioners, sports writers-and even "fans" anxious to understand what is going on with their teams.

Contents:

Introduction: What is Sports Psychiatry Ira Glick, Todd Stull, and Danielle Kamis MD 1. Overview of Sports Psychiatry Dan Begel Part I: Non-Contact Sports 2. Running Claudia Reardon 3. Cycling Allen Currie and Brian Lunn 4. Swimming Toni Baum 5. Triathlon Clair Twark, Laura Moretti, and Kimberly Webster 6. Tennis/Badminton/Squash Shane Credo 7. Rowing Roxy Szeftel, Barb Pearce, and Gish Jen 8. Weightlifting Ian Steele, Harrison G. Pope Jr., and Gen Kanayama 9. Gymnastics Ian Tofler 10. Golf Michael T. Lardon, John Companiotte, and Ian Tofler Part II: Contact Sports 11. Futbol/Soccer Valentin Markser, David McDuff, Karl-Jurgen Bar 12. Football David McDuff, Don Thompson, and Michelle Garvin 13. Cricket Ian Tofler and David Tofler 14. Baseball David McDuff, Don Thompson, and Michelle Garvin 15. Basketball Ira Glick, Melissa Glegerich, and David McDuff 16. Fencing Danielle Kamis and Michael Morgan 17. Volleyball Dave Baron, Anthony Chen, and Sean Sassano 18. Lacrosse David McDuff and Michelle Garvin 19. Boxing Donald Kamm Conclusion: The Culture of Sports: Global Issues and Challenges Ira Glick, David Brodwin, and Claudia Reardon