A Gallery Of Other Recent Athletes Whose Heads Weren't Right

By Ben Cohen, 4:45 PM on Mon Jun 8 2009, 23,839 views (Edit, to draft, Slurp)

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As we noted last week -- and The New York Times observed Sunday -- more and more athletes are reportedly suffering from mental issues.

In the last month alone, three baseball players have retreated to the disabled list with cases of social anxiety disorder. Some doctors -- including Dr. Allan Lans, who called the diagnoses "a little off the wall" -- are beginning to question the validity of these mental disorders, but these illnesses are not necessarily new among athletes. And as more athletes admit to their struggles with depression, social anxiety and burnout, recovery narratives are abundant.