In competitive sports, mental health and well-being is of great significance [1]. This applies to the active phase, as well as the time after the career. Mental disorders are common in competitive sports [2]. Physical and psychological well-being and performance in sports relate to each other [2]: Emotional strains and illnesses in sport may have an influence on the performance, may increase the risk for injuries and may lengthen rehabilitation. Injuries have an influence on the performance, too, and are strains and risks for mental health. The requirements in elite sports call for a safe and sound judgement and handling with strains and risks for mental health, as well as in diagnosis and treatment on illness [1].

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common psychiatric disorder in the peripartum period affecting approximately 8% of European women without prior psychiatric history [1] and even more with pre-existing depressive disorders. Up to 70% of new mothers develop mild depressive symptoms called “baby-blues” which include weepiness, sadness and mood lability.

Girls who play sports are healthier and have a higher educational level than their peers, which in turn will positively reflect on the health of their future children. Girls who are involved in sports, particularly team sports, are also more likely to succeed in their careers and to take up leadership positions.

It is well known that girls who play sports stay in school longer and reach higher levels of education. They suffer fewer health problems, enter the labor force at higher rates and are more likely to take up leadership positions. A study by EY shows that more than 94% of female C-Suite executives today played competitive sport, and over 50% played at university level [1].

Die Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Sportpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie SGSPP wurde am 29. März 2019 in den Räumen der Privatklinik Wyss AG in Münchenbuchsee, Kanton Bern gegründet. Sie ist weltweit, nach der International Society of Sports Psychiatry ISSP, die zweite sportpsychiatrische und -psychotherapeutische Fachgesellschaft und zudem die erste nationale Fachgesellschaft dieser Art.

The Swiss Society for Sports Psychiatry and Psychotherapy SSSPP was founded on the grounds of the Private Clinic Wyss in Muenchenbuchsee in the canton of Bern on March 29, 2019. Worldwide, it is the second sports psychiatry and psychotherapy society to be founded after the International Society of Sports Psychiatry ISSP and the first national institution of this sort.