Developing mental health literacy and cultural competence in elite sport

Gorczynski, Paul, Currie, Alan, Gibson, Kass, Gouttebarge, Vincent, Hainline, Brian, Castaldelli-Maia, João Mauricio, Mountjoy, Margo, Purcell, Rosemary, Reardon, Claudia L., Rice, Simon and Swartz, Leslie (2020) Developing mental health literacy and cultural competence in elite sport. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. pp. 1-15. ISSN 1041-3200

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Abstract

Mental well-being, and mental health symptoms and disorders amongst elite athletes, have attracted a great deal of discussion recently. Current epidemiological evidence illustrates that mental health symptoms and disorders in elite athletes are prevalent and a concern for athletes, coaches, and sport organizations. Within the last two years, five consensus, expert, and position statements have been written on the topic of mental health in elite sport. A strategy suggested by each of the five statements and aimed at preventing and treating mental health symptoms and disorders in elite athletes, both individually and systemically, is, to employ education interventions, specifically those based on increasing mental health literacy. Mental health literacy has come to include concepts related to knowledge of effective self help and self-management strategies, challenging mental disorder stigma, awareness and use of mental health first aid to assist others, and the facilitation of help seeking behaviors. In elite sport, questions remain about how mental health literacy can address the unique needs of the individual athlete, but also factor in their culture and their environment in an effort to prevent and treat mental health symptoms and disorders. The purpose of this commentary is twofold: 1) to explore the evolving concept of mental health literacy within elite sport which addresses individuals, their culture, and their environment, and 2) to propose strategies for best practice and research in mental health literacy within elite sport relying on collaboration between sports psychiatry, sport psychology, and clinical psychology.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	elite sport, mental health, mental health literacy, cultural competence
Depositing User:	Ms Raisa Burton
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2020 14:05
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2020 14:05
URI:	https://marjon.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/17627
Related URLs:	https://www.tan ... 00.2020.1720045 (Publisher URL)

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