Sports and Performance Psychology
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Seeking excellence and success in sports and performing arts through mental conditioning and other applied behavioral sciences, from Psychogenyx.  
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Sports psychologists offer treatment options for social media-related stressors 

Sports psychologists offer treatment options for social media-related stressors  | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
This is the final part of a special CNHI series of stories examining the impact of social media on college athletes.
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For student-athletes, pain goes beyond the physical

For student-athletes, pain goes beyond the physical | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Student athletes across the country and UNC are standing up in support of destigmatizing the conversation about mental health in college sports.
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Steve Smith Sr.: My personal battle with depression

Steve Smith Sr.: My personal battle with depression | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Steve Smith Sr. clashed with defensive backs on the football field for years, but nothing compared with the struggle he faces within. The former NFL wide receiver opens up about his demanding battle with depression.
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'Coming Back Down': How Olympian Allison Schmitt's Post-Games Depression Inspired A Career Path

'Coming Back Down': How Olympian Allison Schmitt's Post-Games Depression Inspired A Career Path | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
A nearly three-year battle with depression almost upended her life after the 2012 London Olympics. Today, she's sharing her story and pursuing a career in mental health.
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Olympic medalist swimmer takes on depression

Olympic medalist swimmer takes on depression | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Eight-time Olympic medalist Allison Schmitt opens up about her struggle with depression.
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A new milestone in non-pharmaceutical treatments for depression | Nick Davis

A new milestone in non-pharmaceutical treatments for depression | Nick Davis | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Nick Davis: Last week’s announcement that a UK company won US approval for device-based treatment of depression is excellent news for taking academic findings into a clinical setting
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Can a Bit of Electricity Improve Your Brain?

Can a Bit of Electricity Improve Your Brain? | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Research studies with promising results from treatments using neuromodulations are launching. Consumer-based transcranial direct current stimulation is an emerging market to watch.
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Does elite cycling have a problem with mental health?

Does elite cycling have a problem with mental health? | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
Mental health care is being taken more seriously, but there's more to be done says former Olympian
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Report: Josh Gordon is dealing with “mental health and anxiety” issues –

Report: Josh Gordon is dealing with “mental health and anxiety” issues – | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
It's now starting to make a little more sense, even if in the grand scheme of things it still doesn't fully compute. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Brown receiver Josh Gordon's unexpected absence from the first week of training camp arises from an effort to "seek additional counseling
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Concussion rehab tool proving to be powerful way to train your brain

Concussion rehab tool proving to be powerful way to train your brain | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
HOUSTON - Whether you're an athlete or not life is full of hard knocks. Now there's a way that athletes and even civilians suffering from head trauma can recover faster.
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Delayed Concussion Treatment May Prolong Recovery

Delayed Concussion Treatment May Prolong Recovery | Sports and Performance Psychology | Scoop.it
College athletes not evaluated immediately were sidelined 5 days longer, study found
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