Occurrence of mental health symptoms and disorders in current and former elite athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: British journal of sports medicine Vol. 53; no. 11; pp. 700 - 706
• Main Authors: Gouttebarge, Vincent, Castaldelli-Maia, João Mauricio, Gorczynski, Paul, Hainline, Brian, Hitchcock, Mary E, Kerkhoffs, Gino M, Rice, Simon M, Reardon, Claudia L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine 01.06.2019; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Alcohol-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Anxiety; Anxiety - epidemiology; Athletes - psychology; Bias; depression; Depression - epidemiology; Full text; Humans; Incidence; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; mental; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental health; Meta-analysis; Population; Prevalence; Professional hockey; Researchers; sleep; Sleep Wake Disorders - epidemiology; Studies; Systematic Review; sleep; anxiety; mental; depression

ObjectivesTo present an overview of the existing epidemiological evidence regarding the occurrence of mental health symptoms and disorders among current and former elite athletes.DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.Data sourcesFive electronic databases were searched from inception to November...