Depression and Suicide in Professional Sports Work

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Abstract

Since much of what is currently known about the links between sports work and mental health and illness is derived from largely psychological studies and media-led or autobiographical accounts, more sociological research is needed to better understand the costs of mental health of working in often very public and highly pressurized, medicalized, scientized, and performance-focused performance sport settings.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSport, Mental Illness, and Sociology
PublisherEmerald
Chapter5
Pages79-95
Number of pages17
Volume11
ISBN (Print)978-1787434707
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Dec 2018

Publication series

NameResearch in the Sociology of Sport

Keywords

  • Elias
  • Mental health
  • Mental illness
  • Shame
  • Sociology
  • Work

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