The Performance Psychcast - Episode 10 - Concussion: Cognition, Mental Health and Quality of Life

Today we are delighted to welcome Daniel Walker to the Performance Psychcast. Dan is a current PhD student at Edge Hill University investigating the impact that concussion can have on mental health, cognition, and quality of life. He has published work in the Sport and Exercise Psychology Review on “The impact of injury and physical pain on depressive symptoms in student-athletes.” Daniel has also written website articles for both The Psychologist and Psychreg regarding many aspects of sports psychology and was recently elected as PsyPAG rep for The Division of Health Psychology. www.arcope.co.uk    www.focusperform.co.uk https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-walker-0706991a3/  https://www.psychreg.org/temporary-concussion-substitutes-football/ 

Om Podcasten

Welcome to our podcast around the mental side of performance, both in sport and business. Your hosts are Greg Parry from Arcope and George Mitchell from FocusPerform. Here we will speak to a variety of guests such as sportspeople, sports psychologists, members of the army, businesspeople, so basically anywhere where psychology can be applied to mental health and performance. We are hoping to shed a light on what it is like to work in performance psychology and how it can be applied to the individual and the real world. www.arcope.co.uk www.focusperform.co.uk