Suicide in athletes: A review and commentary

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 853-869

  Baum, Antonia L ^a,b,c  

^a International Society for Sport Psychiatry   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT;

ATHLETE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EATING DISORDER; FAMILY HISTORY; FIREARM; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESSURE; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE;

EID: 24944550780     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2005.06.006     Document Type: Review

References (75)

1. S. Freud Mourning and melancholia The Freud reader 1995 WW Norton New York
2. Random House dictionary of the English language 2nd edition, unabridged 1987 Random House New York
3. J. McCallum Turn up the heat, please Sports Illustrated 69 1988 54 56
4. K.R. Jamison Night falls fast-understanding suicide 1999 Alfred A. Knopf New York
5. W. Gallagher The dark affliction of mind and body Discover 7 1986 66 74
6. P.K. Kokotailo, B.C. Henry, and R.E. Koscik Substance use and other health risk behaviors in collegiate athletes Clin J Sport Med 6 1996 183 189
7. R.S. Paffenberger Jr, I.M. Lee, and R. Leung Physical activity and personal characteristics associated with depression and suicide in American college men Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl 377 1994 16 22
8. P. Hruby Tests of character Insight on the News 16 2000 28
9. Sadock B.J., Sadock V.A. Human development throughout the life cycle. In: Kaplan H.I., Sadock B.J., editors. Synopsis of psychiatry. 5th edition. Baltimore (MD): Willimas & Wilkins; 1988. p. 22, 100
10. A.M. Smith, and E.K. Milliner Injured athletes and the risk of suicide J Athl Train 29 1987 337 341
11. M. Farber The worst case Sports Illustrated 81 1994 38 42
12. R. Green Jr Former NFL linebacker Harry Carson says hits to head cause brain woes even years later Knight-Ridder Tribune News Service June 6, 1997 606K6129
13. Anonymous You did what? Sports Illustrated 80 1994 16
14. S. Tritsch I have a buddy dying Chicago 43 1994 62 68
15. R. Lapchik Losing out on their time to shine The Sporting News 217 1994 8
16. W. Sherman The sexy scandalous world of women sports stars Cosmopolitan 215 1993 202 206
17. B.G. Harrison The fall from grace of an angel named Nadia Life 13 1990 24 32
18. L. Montville Nobody saw it coming Sports Illustrated 89 1998 36 39
19. G. Callahan, and S. Steptoe An end too soon 1995 Time, Inc
20. J. Beggs Tragedy revisited Sports Illustrated 83 1995 32 35
21. R. Reilly A wonderful throwback Sports Illustrated 65 1986 34 38
22. S. Bayless When the cheering stops Sport 89 1998 70 75
23. C. Finder Webster vs. NFL: a family's fight Pittsburgh Post Gazette March 14, 2005
24. Anonymous Scorecard. Strawberry's jam Sports Illustrated 80 1994 14
25. T. Frei Why? The Sporting News 216 1993 42 44
26. J. Wadler Last dance for ballet's tragic prince; Patrick Bissell was a major star of his athletic art, but his hunger for drugs ruined his talent and destroyed him People (Chicago) 29 1988 22 27
27. L. Rosellini The sordid side of college sports: many young athletes are subjected to hazing US News World Rep 2000 102 103
28. A. Salguero NFL retirees cope with many difficulties after playing days are over Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service April 5, 1997 405K4688
29. A.E. Housman "A Shropshire lad" The collected poems of AE Housman 1944 Henry Holt and Company New York 90 96
30. A.L. Baum Psychopharmacology in athletes D. Begel R.W. Burton Sport psychiatry 2000 WW Norton & Company, Inc New York 249 259
31. B. Newman The last loud roar; Anthony Sherrod of Georgia Tech dreamed of an NBA career; when reality set in, life became unbearable Sports Illustrated 72 1990 54 58
32. F. Deford Kenny dying young Sports Illustrated 1981 30 32
33. D. Pucin It's a depressing story with an uplifting ending The Los Angeles Times February 2, 2001
34. B. Bower Pumped up and strung out: steroid addiction may haunt the quest for bigger muscles Sci News 140 1991 30 31
35. C.E. Yesalis, N.J. Kennedy, and A.N. Kopsten Anabolic-androgenic steroid use in the United States JAMA 270 1993 1217 1221
36. M. Brower Steroids built Mike Keys up;then they tore him down People (Chicago) 31 1989 107 108
37. T. Chaikin, and R. Telander The nightmare of steroids; South Carolina lineman Tommy Chaikin used bodybuilding drugs for three years. They drove him to violence, and nearly to suicide Sports Illustrated 69 1988 82 96
38. C. Mortensen Long struggles in "league of survival" The Sporting News 212 1991 16
39. C. Harry Leon Hires III is hoping to end a long history of male suicides in his family The Orlando News, Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service July 20, 2000 K2433
40. W. Nack The razor's edge; as the Cincinnati Reds chased a pennant in 1940, a dark family legacy tortured the mind of catcher Willard Hershberger Sports Illustrated 74 1991 52 61
41. A.L. Baum Young females in the athletic arena Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 7 4 1998 745 755
42. M. Huzinec Passages People (Chicago) 42 1994 50
43. L. Robertson Speed skating was a way for American Chantal Bailey to get back control of her life Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service February 11, 1994 0211K7340
44. E. Levin A lethal quest for the winning edge; a runner's grim battle with anorexia nervosa underscores the peril of athletes on starvation diets People (Chicago) 20 1983 18 22
45. B. Meisel Because of a lack of role models, some gay athletes see suicide as the only option New York Daily News, Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service July 30, 1993 0730K4237
46. Special report. High school controversial; when two students in Baton Rouge, La. set out to form a Gay-Straight Alliance, they got a real education in the limits of tolerance Newsweek 135 2000 54
47. R.D. Foster Still short of the goal Advocate 2000 60
48. T.S. Croft Rudy Galindo Advocate 765 1998 69
49. C. Dolen In his own words... Greg Louganis Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service November 1, 1999 K0485
50. A. Burfoot Home run Runner's World 26 12 1991 90
51. D. Struck They're in it for the long run; Japanese see marathon as a symbol for life Washington Post August 20, 2000
52. H. Beech Medalists with mettle Time International 150 1998 48
53. C. Neff Money talked, nobody walked Sports Illustrated 66 1987 34 35
54. G. Smith Birth of a nation Sports Illustrated 77 1992 9
55. L. Shappell As world becomes more dangerous, increasing numbers of athletes say carrying a handgun has become a necessity Arizona Republic, Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service April 2,1994 0402K1935
56. L. Robertson Bond is delicate for female athlete, male coach Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service January 9,1994 0109K2873
57. Special report. Every parent's nightmare: the child molester has found a home in the world of youth sports, where as a coach he can gain the trust and loyalty of kids-and then prey on them Sports Illustrated 91 1999 40
58. G. Eskenazai, and A. Quindlen Male athletes and sexual assault Cosmopolitan 210 1991 220 223
59. Conterio K., Lader W., Bloom J.K., editors. Drawing the line: what is normal, what is not. In: Bodily harm: the breakthrough treatment program for self-injuries. New York: Hyperion; 1998. p. 32-53
60. D. Lester, and M. Alexander Suicide and dangerous sports:parachuting JAMA 215 1971 485
61. Cover story. Life on the edge; is everyday life too dull: why else would Americans seek risk as never before? Time 154 1999 28
62. C. McCall To hell and back People (Chicago) 30 1988 34 39
63. K. Johnsguard, B. Buckley, and B. Miller Peace of mind Runner's World 25 1990 73 81
64. D. Dooher A sporting chance; do girls benefit from sports as boys are said to do? Mpls St. Paul Magazine 22 1994 44 51
65. S.R. Jorgensen, V. Potts, and B. Camp Project taking charge: six-month follow-up of a pregnancy prevention program for early adolescents Fam Relat 42 1993 373 380
66. G. Louganis, and E. Marcus Breaking the silence; in a moving memoir, an Olympic champion, facing AIDS, shares the secrets of a lifetime of private anguish People (Chicago) 434 1995 64 71
67. M. Wilbon A platform of grace and courage The Sporting News 219 1995 9
68. J. Levin Endurance fever Rolling Stone October 27,1983 61 68
69. 20 questions: Jack LaLanne Playboy 31 1984 120 124
70. M. Farber Olympian strength Sports Illustrated 77 1992 9
71. A. Shipley Back in favor after a family tragedy The Washington Post section D July 18, 2000 3
72. Jet Muhammad Ali rescues a man Jet February 5, 1981 52
73. P.G. Dyment The triple-threat sports exam Patient Care 26 1992 97 108
74. K. Kurowski, and S. Chandran The preparticipation athletic evaluation Am Fam Physician 61 1990 2683
75. P. Donahue Preparticipation exams: how to detect a teenage crisis Phys Sportsmed 18 1990 53 58