The Games and mental health are interrelated, because athletes committing whole-heartedly to an Olympic/Paralympic pursuit are at increased risk of disappointment, identity foreclosure, and high life stress. Dividing the quadrennial into three main phases (i.e., pre-, during-, and post-Games) ...
MINNEAPOLIS — In the 2021 Summer Olympics, Simone Biles withdrew from the women's team finals because of mental health challenges. It's a common battle for athletes, especially competing at the highest level. That's where people like Dr. Carly Anderson, the owner of Premier Sports Psy...
International Olympic Committees: TheIOCprovides mental health support through its Athlete365 platform. The platform offers peer support groups, mentorship programs, and areas where athletes can share their experiences and support each other. Such networks may reduce the stigma around mental illness...
Recommendation 5 (“Further strengthen safe sport and the protection of clean athletes”) reinforces the importance of increasing mental health support programmes for elite athletes and their entourages and promote the physical and mental health benefits of spo...
And mental health problems are even more prevalent among athletes who are planning to retire from the sport, usually as a response to a perceived loss of goals and identity. 而准备退役的运动员中,心理健康问题更为普遍,通常是由于他们感到目标和身份的丧失。
The IOC protects and supports clean athletes on and off the field of play. Find info on the Olympic athlete community, the fight against doping and more.
Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019)Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019)elite performanceconsensus statementmentalpsychiatrypsychologyMental health symptoms and disorders are common among elite athletes, may...
In recent years, athletes - often under intense pressure and scrutiny - have felt more empowered to take breaks and focus on their mental health. Team USA's Simone Biles, widely considered one of the greatest gymnasts of all time, took a break from competing in ...
Bringing mental health into the foreground, Olympic athletes have it hard enough without the additional uncalled-for stress driven by people’s scrutiny and cyberbullying. It’s of great significance that we increase awareness about the power of words and understand that only the best of the best...
For Olympic Athletes, First Come the Games—Then Come the Post-Olympics Blues(1/2) Here’s what experts and former athletes have to say about dealing with post-Olympics mental health struggles 对于奥林匹克运动员来说,首先...