Online Personal development, Psychology Sport And Mental Health: What Can Psychiatry Teach Us?

This webinar is an exploration of the relationship between sports and mental health in both the general population and in elite athletes. The speakers will highlight the recent publication of “Case Studies in Sports Psychiatry”, the first ever sports psychiatry book to have been co-authored by psychiatrists, sport physicians and athletes, as well as addressing important topics surrounding the role of a psychiatrist within sports, and giving practical insights into working with GB athletes experiencing mental illness. Both invited speakers are senior members of the RCPsych Sport & Exercise Psychiatry Special Interest Group (SEPSIG), a nationwide group of over 1000 Psychiatrists interested in elite sport mental health and exercise promotion within severe mental illness. An interactive Q&A session will be held after the interview. Sports Psychiatrist, Chair, Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Sport and Exercise Psychiatry Special Interest Group and Honorary Clinical Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University London. His published research is related to exercise, exercise addiction, eating disorders, athlete mental health and well-being within the sport, leisure and fitness industry. Amit is an ex-county rugby union player and represented Team GB at the International Rugby Tag Federation World Cup.