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Praxisbericht

MentalGestärkt – Psychische Gesundheit im Leistungssport

Entwicklungen der Netzwerk-Initiative von 2011 bis 2019

Published Online:September 04, 2020https://doi.org/10.1026/1612-5010/a000295

Abstract

Zusammenfassung. MentalGestärkt, die Netzwerkinitiative zur Psychischen Gesundheit im Leistungssport, wurde 2011 gegründet und als dezentrale Einrichtung an der Deutschen Sporthochschule Köln installiert. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden die Entwicklung und die Arbeitsfelder der Initiative beschrieben sowie die Notwendigkeit der Kooperation von unterschiedlichen Professionen zum Wohle der Athlet_innen deutlich hervorgehoben. Obwohl Leistungssport zur Persönlichkeitsentwicklung einen positiven Beitrag leisten kann, sind Athlet_innen nicht vor psychischen Problemen und Erkrankungen geschützt. Die Prävalenzen für Depressionen und Angststörungen sind ähnlich der Normalpopulation, für Essstörungen haben Athlet_innen sogar ein höheres Risiko. MentalGestärkt trägt seit nunmehr neun Jahren in den Arbeitsbereichen ‚Beratung und Vermittlung‘, ‚Information und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit‘, ‚Fortbildungen und Veranstaltungen‘ sowie ‚Früherkennung und Screening‘ zu einer verbesserten Versorgungssituation von Athlet_innen sowie Trainer_innen bei und bildet Multiplikator_innen wie z.B. sportpsychologische Expert_innen im Feld ‚Psychische Gesundheit im Leistungssport‘ weiter.


MentalEmpowerment – Mental health in elite sport: Development of the initiative from 2011–2019

Abstract. MentalEmpowerment, the network initiative for mental health in elite sports, was founded in 2011 and established at the German Sport University Cologne. This article describes the development and the working fields of the initiative and emphasizes the necessity of cooperation between different professions for the benefit of the athletes. Although elite sport can contribute in a positive way to personality development, athletes are not immune to psychological problems and illnesses. The prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders is similar to that in the general population, while athletes even are at a higher risk of eating disorders. For 9 years, MentalEmpowerment has been working on improving athletes’ and trainers’ mental health situation in the fields of Counselling and Mediation, Information and Public Relations, Further Education and Events, and Early Detection and Screening and has been training multipliers, for example, sport psychologists in the field of Mental Health in Elite Sports.

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