Individual Paper(s)
Sport and mental health roundtable
Chair: Emeritus Professor Ken Brown
Queen’s University Belfast
Participants: Dr Jurai Darongkamas, George Karseras, Dr
Roger Kingerlee & Dr Victor Thompson
There are increasing suggestions that elite sport can pose
unique challenges to people’s mental health. At the same time, there is
abundant evidence that sport and exercise can be beneficial to those
experiencing mental health problems.
This roundtable discussion will consider the complex
interplay between sport and our mental health.
