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The leveling of the playing field between physical and mental health in the sports world may be underway in earnest, with an increasing number of high-profile athletes making their mental wellbeing a top priority and doing so in a very public way. In this discussion, we explore the unique pressures and expectations carried by elite competitors and the efforts of mental health providers to merge mind with body treatments for whole-person health. We also take a look in the mirror as fans to examine what drives the intensity of our adoration and criticism of our chosen athletes and teams. Our experts are from the Stanford Sports Psychiatry and Sports Psychology Program, the nation's first comprehensive mental wellbeing clinic for athletes, serving professional and Olympic athletes from around the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as Stanford's NCAA Di ...