Mental Health Considerations in the Athlete, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine
The Clinics: Orthopedics Series

In this issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, guest editor Dr. Siobhán M. Statuta brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Mental Health Considerations in the Athlete. Many athletes struggle with mental health symptoms and disorders, and often do not openly speak of this due to the stigma surrounding mental health, as well as fear of consequences if others were to be made aware. Mental wellbeing, as a critical component of overall health, is an area that is imperative to assess, screen, and treat to allow athletes to live overall fruitful lives.

• Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including a review of media representation of sport concussion and implications for youth sports; anxiety disorders in athletes; depressive disorders in athletes; mental health and eating disorders/disordered eating; identification and management of substance misuse in elite athletes; (social) media and mental health; and more.
• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on mental health considerations in the athlete, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

The Epidemiology of Mental Health Symptoms and Disorders Among Elite Athletes and the Evolution of Mental Health Literacy
Management of Mental Health Challenges in Athletes: Screening, Pharmacology, and Behavioral Approaches
Anxiety Disorders in Athletes
Depressive Disorders in Athletes
Mental Health and Disordered Eating in Athletes
Sleep in the Athlete
Mental Health in the Youth Athlete
Substance Misuse in Elite Athletes: Early Detection, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment
Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder in Athletes
Review of Media Representation of Sport Concussion and Implications for Youth Sports
Athlete Maltreatment in Sport
Media's Effect on Athletes' Mental Health
Mental Health of Elite Sport Coaches and Entourage