Stress, depression and stigma

[chickenfeet]

From the BBC:

Graveney said there was no intention of picking Marcus Trescothick "in the foreseeable future" after the Somerset man's various stress-related problems.

Given England's track record of rushing the chosen ones back into the international team after physical injury with little or no evidence that they were in any shape to perform at the highest level this seems somewhat inconsistent. After all, Trescothick has been scoring runs like they were going out of style. It's hard to resist the idea that Trescothick is being punished for having mental health problems in a way that a player with a dodgy back, like Vaughan, isn't.

Comments

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Ditto. I think both Trescothick and the ECB are being much more cautious this time. After his breakdown in Australia, there was a sense of their being rather apologetic for their naivety in assuming he'd recover in the same way and at the same speed as he might from a groin strain.