The Burden of Sports: How and Why Athletes Struggle with Mental Health - Hardcover

by John Weston Parry (Author)

This book examines the mental health and emotional well-being of elite American athletes generally and in the context of sports propaganda, the legal system, politics, and the Covid pandemic. The book covers mental health conditions all athletes may encounter, as well as the special challenges of female, queer, transgender, and intersex athletes.

Author Biography

John Weston Parry is a lawyer, writer, and former substantive legal editor with many years of experience covering issues related to sports, mental health law, and disability rights. He has been the host and primary content provider for the website and blog, Sportpathogies.com since 2016.He also is the author of The Athlete's Dilemma: Sacrificing Health for Wealth and Fame (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017) and Mental Disability, Violence, Future Dangerousness: Myths Behind the Presumption of Guilt (Rowman & Littlefield, 2013). In addition, he is a past recipient of the Manfred Guttmacher Award from the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.