Abstract
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the literature on psychiatry for elite athletes.
METHOD
Relevant literature was presented to the general psychiatrist.
RESULTS
The prevalence of drug misuse, eating disorders and brain injury in elite and professional athletes is stressed. The uniquely troublesome adverse effects of psychopharmacology in this group of subjects is commented upon.
CONCLUSIONS
Elite athletes may require competent and informed psychiatric opinion and management.
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