This event is of interest to all of those who wish to specialise in sports medicine as it may directly impact both player welfare and performance. From an early age athletes are instructed to show no fear, to be the toughest, fastest and most focussed competitors on the field. They are also told to never […]
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Physical health in mental illness and The HeAL Declaration: another gap to close
By Simon Rosenbaum and the Keeping the Body In Mind (KBIM) Team The terms obesity, type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease are usually associated with general practitioners, and the specialties of endocrinology and cardiology. Recently however, mental health clinicians have taken up the fight against lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases, given the growing body of evidence highlighting the […]