Prof. Dr. Li Jing ZHU
Chair, Related Scientific Section, World Psychiatric Association
Clinical Sport Psychology, Sport Psychiatry
University of Vienna
Austria
Prof. Dr. Li Jing Zhu was Founder and Executive Board Member of International Olympic Committee consensus meeting on mental illness in Olympic sport. The Oxford University recognized her study; they have posted titled as “Invisible War - The Huge Problem of Social Aesthetic and Mental Illness in Olympic Sport” on their web pages. Prof. Zhu as first author, co-authors are Heil, Pritz, Lenz, Musalek, Klissouras etc. have published 21 books among 38 books worldwide update 2024 in this new field: Clinical Sport Psychology, Sport Psychiatry. All of those books have been collected in the Medicine and Science Commission, Olympic Study center of International Olympic Committee; further assemble in Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus Statement on Mental Illness in Athletes
L.J., Zhu., J., Hell & G. Lenz
Athletes belong to a special population, and they are also ordinary people, and they also have various problems that normal people encounter. Because of the Olympic "higher, faster and stronger", athletes experience challenges beyond physical limits and beyond psychological extreme. Athlete suicide is a growing problem, so there are a lot of psychological issues that are completely tied to athletic training. In this international and Olympic situation, it is fortunate that they decided at the World Psychiatric Association in Prague in 2012 that "scholars should go to the field of Olympic practice". Consequent intensive work, International Olympic Committee held “2018 IOC Consensus meeting on mental illness in elite athletes” in IOC Headquarters, Lausanne, Swiss, in November 2018, the panel members are 20 professionals. In May 2019, this public statement was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. After that, IOC took a series of actions. It is recognized as a milestone in this special field worldwide. Protecting the physical and mental health of athletes is not only the responsibility of the International Olympic Committee, but also the duty of every National Olympic Committee.