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ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2002

The unknown mechanism of the overtraining syndrome: clues from depression and psychoneuroimmunology.

Lawrence E Armstrong, Jaci L VanHeest

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Review in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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73citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
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What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 358 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lawrence E ArmstrongHuman Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1110, USA.
Jaci L VanHeest
University of Connecticut · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

When prolonged, excessive training stresses are applied concurrent with inadequate recovery, performance decrements and chronic maladaptations occur. Known as the overtraining syndrome (OTS), this complex condition afflicts a large percentage of athletes at least once during their careers. There is no objective biomarker for OTS and the underlying mechanism is unknown. However, it is not widely recognised that OTS and clinical depression [e.g. major depression (MD)] involve remarkably similar signs and symptoms, brain structures, neurotransmitters, endocrine pathways and immune responses. We propose that OTS and MD have similar aetiologies. Our examination of numerous shared characteristics offers insights into the mechanism of OTS and encourages testable experimental hypotheses. Novel recommendations are proposed for the treatment of overtrained athletes with antidepressant medications, and guidelines are provided for psychological counselling.

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PsychoneuroimmunologyAdultDepressionFatigueHumansMaleMonoamine Oxidase InhibitorsMood DisordersPhysical Education and TrainingSportsSyndromeTask Performance and AnalysisMonoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

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PMID11839081
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