Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019)
Abstract
Mental health symptoms and disorders are common among elite athletes, may have sport related manifestations within this population and impair performance. Mental health cannot be separated from physical health, as evidenced by mental health symptoms and disorders increasing the risk of physical injury and delaying subsequent recovery. There are no evidence or consensus based guidelines for diagnosis and management of mental health symptoms and disorders in elite athletes. Diagnosis must differentiate character traits particular to elite athletes from psychosocial maladaptations. Management strategies should address all contributors to mental health symptoms and consider biopsychosocial factors relevant to athletes to maximise benefit and minimise harm. Management must involve both treatment of affected individual athletes and optimising environments in which all elite athletes train and compete. To advance a more standardised, evidence based approach to mental health symptoms and disorders in elite athletes, an International Olympic Committee Consensus Work Group critically evaluated the current state of science and provided recommendations.
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Claudia L. Reardon, Vincent Gouttebarge, Emily Kroshus, David A. Baron, Roald Bahr, Cheri A Blauwet, … Brian W. Hainline (2019). Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019). British Journal of Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-100715
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title = {Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019)},
author = {Reardon, Claudia L. and Gouttebarge, Vincent and Kroshus, Emily and Baron, David A. and Bahr, Roald and Blauwet, Cheri A and Castaldelli-Maia, João Maurício and Cheng, Camille and Currie, Alan and Derevensky, Jeffrey Lee and Edwards, Carla D. and Fussek, Sarah and Gorczynski, Paul Filip and Grandner, Michael A. and Han, Doug Hyun and Hitchcock, Mary and Lu, Frank and Massey, Andrew and Mcduff, David R. and Mountjoy, Margo Lynn and Purcell, Rosemary and Putukian, Margot and Rice, Simon and Sloan, Scott and Soligard, Torbjørn and Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn Kaiander and Swartz, Leslie M. and Thornton, Jane S and Tshube, Tshepang and Hainline, Brian W.},
year = {2019},
journal = {British Journal of Sports Medicine},
doi = {10.1136/bjsports-2019-100715}
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