The mental health of Australian elite athletes

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 255-261

  Gulliver, Amelia ^a   Griffiths, Kathleen M ^a   Mackinnon, Andrew ^b   Batterham, Philip J ^a   Stanimirovic, Rosanna ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Mental Edge Consulting   (Australia)

Author keywords

Athletes; Mental Disorders; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUSTRALIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PANIC; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SPORT INJURY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL STRESS; PANIC DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PANIC DISORDER; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925942743     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.04.006     Document Type: Article

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