Roger W. Apple, PhD – Chief, Division of Pediatric Psychology, Director of the Autism Center and Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University, Homer Styker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Dilip R. Patel, MD, MPH, MBA – Professor & Chair, Department of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University, Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Donald E. Greydanus, MD, Dr HC (Athens), FAAP, FIAP (HON) – Professor & Founding Chair, Department of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc – Professor of Pediatrics at the Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, Israel, Kentucky Children’s Hospital, University of Kentucky, Lexington, United States and Professor of Public Health at the Center for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, United States, the former Medical Director of the Division for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, Jerusalem and the Founder and Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Israel

Series: Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health
BISAC: MED069000; PSY004000; MED084000
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52305/IFZF4033

This book includes fifteen chapters that detail pediatric sports psychology. In Chapter 1, the concept of pediatric sports psychology is introduced. Chapter 2 illustrates the risky behaviors from adolescents in the United States who participate in sports. Chapter 3 outlines the preparation and management for participation in sports for children and adolescents, including the types of developments pertaining to sports readiness and how the risks during child and adolescent development could impact sports readiness. Chapter 4 highlights the presence of disordered eating behaviors in young athletes, the importance of early detection, and the approaches essential in the treatment of disordered eating. Chapter 5 examines the current evidence on how concussions sustained during sports participation impact children and adolescents across cognitive, behavioral, and academic domains. Chapter 6 synthesizes contemporary research on the psychological aspects of sports injury, highlighting emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses that influence rehabilitation and return-to-play outcomes. Chapter 7 reviews considerations for youth with ADHD participating in sports. Chapter 8 assesses the prevalence, contributing factors, consequences, assessment methods, and intervention strategies for anxiety in athletes. Chapter 9 explores the factors rendering young competitive athletes vulnerable to depressive disorders and outlines evidence-based approaches to detection and intervention. Chapter 10 discusses suicidality in athletes, the risk factors and warning signs, and the potential treatments. Chapter 11 presents sports psychology and reviews evidence-based interventions that have demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing performance across individual and team contexts. Chapter 12 provides an updated review of the literature on unhealthy risk-taking behaviors within the context of adolescent sports. Chapter 13 introduces the editors and their respected affiliations. Chapter 14 features the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at Western Michigan University. Finally, Chapter 15 exhibits the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel.

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