Gorczynski, Paul ORCID: 0000-0001-8876-8935 , Miller Aron, Cindy, Moore, Matt and Reardon, Claudia L. (2023) The epidemiology of mental health symptoms and disorders among elite athletes and the evolution of mental health literacy. Clinics in sports medicine, 43 (1). pp. 1-11. ISSN 0278-5919 (Print), 1556-228X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2023.06.001)

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Abstract

Key points
• Amongst elite athletes, strategies are needed to address mental health epidemiological data disparities amongst different (dis)abilities, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and genders.
• Culturally competent mental health literacy strategies are needed to help individuals better understand mental health symptoms and disorders, address stigma, and promote help seeking behaviours.
• Sporting organizations need to ensure athletes have access to information on mental health and can access services quickly.
Synopsis
Epidemiological evidence is needed concerning the incidence and prevalence of mental health symptoms in relation to (dis)ability, race, ethnicity, sexual orientations, and different genders. Mental health promotion campaigns are often based on mental health literacy strategies. Such strategies aim to increase knowledge of mental health symptoms and disorders, address aspects of self- and public stigma, and promote help-seeking behaviours. Sporting organizations need to take responsibility to ensure that policies, practices, and services reflect organizational values concerning mental health. Organizational mental health literacy ensures that information is culturally competent and responsive, easy to find, straightforward, and offers simple, legitimate opportunities to access support.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	mental health; sport; epidemiology; mental health literacy; stigma; help seeking
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified:	21 Dec 2023 15:43
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/44375

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