Surviving the Treadmill of Turmoil: Mental Illness, Shame, and Emotion in Professional Sport Copenhagen Summer School 2011 Andy Smith University of Chester, UK Objectives Examine the prevalence of mental illness in society and professional sport Mental illness and the culture of sport: sport-specific processes Mental illness and sport: society-specific processes (shame, emotion, individualization) Understanding mental illness: the sociology of emotions and sport Types of Mental Illness Mental Illness Drug Dependence Depression Bipolar Disorder Dementia, Alzheimer disease Schizophrenia Eating Disorders Anxiety Disorders >1 in 5 >1 in 4 < 1 in 10 ~ 1 in 5 Prevalence of Mental Illness One million British 5-16-year-olds estimated to be mentally ill (Wilkinson and Pickett, 2010) Suicide: 850,000 people die/year from depression-related suicide Suicide: biggest cause of death in men