Depressive symptoms in high-performance athletes and non-athletes: A comparative meta-analysis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 18, 2017, Pages 1348-1354

  Gorczynski, Paul Filip ^a   Coyle, Melissa ^b   Gibson, Kass ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARJON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; elite athletes; mental health; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATHLETES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 85029690722     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096455     Document Type: Review

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