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SynthesisBritish journal of sports medicine2019

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

Vincent Gouttebarge, João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia, Paul Gorczynski, Brian Hainline, Mary E Hitchcock, Gino M Kerkhoffs, Simon M Rice, Claudia L Reardon

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Synthesis in British journal of sports medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 196 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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196 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 536 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 8 institutions in 6 countries.

Vincent GouttebargeAmsterdam UMC, Univ of Amsterdam, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands v.gouttebarge@amsterdamumc.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0126-4177
João Mauricio Castaldelli-MaiaDepartment of Neuroscience, Medical School, Fundação do ABC, Santo André, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9621-2291
Paul GorczynskiSport and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
Brian HainlineNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0233-2434
Mary E HitchcockEbling Library for the Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Gino M KerkhoffsAmsterdam UMC, Univ of Amsterdam, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Simon M RiceResearch and Translation, Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Claudia L ReardonDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1767-1500
Amsterdam Neuroscience · NLAmsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam · NLCenter for Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences · RSNational Collegiate Athletic Association · USThe University of Melbourne · AUUniversidade de São Paulo · BRUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · USWisconsin Department of Health Services · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 SOURCES: Five electronic databases were searched from inception to November 2018: PubMed (MEDLINE), SportDiscus via EBSCO, PSycINFO via ProQuest, Scopus and Cochrane. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES: We included original quantitative studies that were written in English, were conducted exclusively among current or former elite athletes, and presented incidence or prevalence rates of symptoms of mental disorders.

resultsTwenty-two relevant original studies about mental health symptoms and disorders among current elite athletes were included: they presented data especially on symptoms of distress, sleep disturbance, anxiety/depression and alcohol misuse. Meta-analyses comprising 2895 to 5555 current elite athletes showed that the prevalence of mental health symptoms and disorders ranged from 19% for alcohol misuse to 34% for anxiety/depression. Fifteen relevant original studies about mental health symptoms and disorders among former elite athletes were included: they similarly presented data especially about symptoms of distress, sleep disturbance, anxiety/depression and alcohol misuse. Meta-analyses comprising 1579 to 1686 former elite athletes showed that the prevalence of mental health symptoms and disorders ranged from 16% for distress to 26% for anxiety/depression.

conclusionsOur meta-analyses showed that the prevalence of mental health symptoms and disorders ranged from 19% for alcohol misuse to 34% for anxiety/depression for current elite athletes, and from 16% for distress to 26% for anxiety/depression for former elite athletes.

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Alcohol-Related DisordersAnxietyAthletesDepressionHumansIncidenceMental DisordersPrevalenceSleep Wake Disordersanxietydepressionmentalsleep

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PMID31097451
PMCPMC6579497
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