10 Talks CONVERSAT10N – Depression in Athletes
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Join Carlette Patterson, Head Sports Life Coach® & CEO of Patterson Sports Ventures® and Mark R. Allen, MD, Peak Sports Psychiatry to learn about depression red flags and recovery Winning...
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- Rewiring the brain and habits involves small steps and slow progress through a healthy focus on sleep and nutrition, socialization, therapy and creating new coping strategies, and professional psychiatric evaluation to determine if medication is appropriate.
- Depression (major depressive disorder) is a two-week sustained feeling of sadness or loss of interest in activities you normally enjoy. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems such as disrupted sleeping and eating patterns and functional impairment.
- Three winning strategies to address depression include:
- Screening
- Recognition, inquiry, and understanding the contributing factors to an athlete’s depression
- Treatment
- Athletes are more likely to “suffer in silence” and power through personal struggles alone. Members of an athlete’s Team such as the coach, athletic trainer, nutritionist, psychologist and psychiatrist play an integral role in recognizing and treating depression.
For more information about the clinical signs of depression (DSM-5) visit the American Psychiatric Association online at psychiatry.org/depression.
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