ReviewFrontiers in psychology2021
Let's Talk About Mental Health and Mental Disorders in Elite Sports: A Narrative Review of Theoretical Perspectives.
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- Sleep and Circadian Interventions to Improve Athletes' Mental Health, Mood and Well-Being: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Psychological and social factors associated with mental health of European dual career athletes: A systematic review.European journal of sport science · 2024Pooled it
- Mental Health in Ultra-Endurance Runners: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
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- Challenging stigma and promoting mental health literacy in junior professional sports: an evaluation of an informational event.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- A qualitative investigation into the psychological experiences of patients undergoing thoracotomy for the removal of intraesophageal fishbone.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Toward Digital Self-Monitoring of Mental Health in the General Population: Scoping Review of Existing Approaches to Self-Report Measurement.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Mental health literacy and psychological outcomes in dual-career athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Mental health and officiating performance.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Self-Esteem, Wellbeing, and Health Status of Female Athletes in the Context of Sport Performance.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Post-race reactions: The emotional paradox of high performance and anxiety - a conventional content analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- The Mental Health of Elite-Level Coaches: A Systematic Scoping Review.Sports medicine - open · 2024Article
- The role of the six factors model of athletic mental energy in mediating athletes' well-being in competitive sports.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Implementing a scoping review to explore sport officials' mental health.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Promoting mental health in esports.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Threatening and nurturing mental health: insights from Danish elite athletes on the dynamic interplay of factors associated with their mental health.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Supporting The Mental Health Of Elite-Level Coaches Through Early Intervention.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
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- Mental health problems in elite sport: the difference in the distribution of mental distress and mental disorders among a sample of Norwegian elite athletes.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
The objective of this article is to discuss: (a) the various theoretical perspectives on mental health and mental health disorders adopted in sport psychology, and (b) how the adoption of these various theoretical perspectives in studies might impact upon the interpretations and conclusions in research about the mental health of participants in elite sports. Well-being as a target construct, holistic models, the single continuum or stage models, and Keyes' dual-continuum model of mental health are described, together with a sports psychiatric view of mental health. The strengths and limitations of various mental health perspectives are discussed. We conclude that mental health is a complex construct and that the sport psychology literature, much like the clinical psychology literature, has struggled to reach a consensus regarding a definition or a feasible approach to investigating mental health. For the researcher, it becomes important to make explicit the underlying theoretical perspective adopted and the operationalization upon which conclusions about elite athletes' mental health are based so that an increased knowledge base with high scientific credibility can be established and consolidated over time.
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