Mental health in retired professional football players: 12-month incidence, adverse life events and support

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 28, Issue , 2017, Pages 85-90

  van Ramele, Serena ^a   Aoki, Haruhito ^b   Kerkhoffs, Gino M M J ^a,c   Gouttebarge, Vincent ^a,d,e  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d FIFPRO   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Common mental disorders; Incidence; Life events; Retired professional football players

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994235333     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.10.009     Document Type: Article

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