Sport psychiatry and psychotherapeutic intervention, circa 2016

Abstract

The focus of this paper is to provide an update on the use of psychotherapy as a treatment in sport psychiatry, and the use of this approach to address common psychiatric issues encountered with this population. Specifically, family therapy, individual therapy, and group psychotherapy prescribed alone, or in combination with medication, will be examined as methods to manage issues/disorders often associated with athletes. These include obsessive-compulsive rituals and perfectionism, and aggressive and risky behaviours, such as gambling, infidelity, substance use, and suicidal ideation, narcissism, and aggression in the context of individual and team competitive sports.

Keywords:

• Aggressive and risky behaviours
• athlete
• family
• individual
• obsessive-compulsive
• perfectionism
• psychotherapy

Disclosure statement

In accordance with ICMJE policies and procedures and our ethical obligation as researchers, the authors report no financial and/or business interests in, or any receipt of funding from, any company or entity that may be affected by the research reported in the enclosed paper (none declared).