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Eating disorders
Abstract
Eating disorders are prevalent across all sports but especially those where weight and/or body shape has a direct impact on performance. These are aesthetic sports (e.g. gymnastics), endurance sports (e.g. distance running), weight category sports (e.g. judo), and antigravity sports (e.g. high jumping). Eating disorders negatively impact on athletes' health and performance. The sports environment contains additional risk factors for those vulnerable to eating disorders. The risks can be managed by adopting appropriate nutritional and coaching practices. Although early identification of disorders can be difficult there are considerable benefits from prompt identification, assessment, and treatment. The sports coach can have an important role in the identification and management of eating disorders. Recovery and rehabilitation require collaboration between the athlete, his/her support team, and the treating clinical team. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)
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2016
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Book chapter
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Sports, Feeding and eating disorders
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Currie, A., Arcelus, J. & Plateau, C. (2016). Eating disorders. In: Currie, A. & Owen, B. (eds.) Sports psychiatry. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 53-68.