Breaking a taboo: why the International Olympic Committee convened experts to develop a consensus statement on mental health in elite athletes

Br J Sports Med. 2019 Jun;53(11):665-666. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-100681.

Authors

Brian Hainline¹, Claudia L Reardon²

Affiliations

¹ Sport Science Institute, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
² Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

PMID: 31097449
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-100681

No abstract available

Keywords: behaviour; consensus statement; education; psychiatry; psychology.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Athletes / psychology*
Consensus
Humans
Mental Disorders / diagnosis*
Mental Disorders / therapy*
Mental Health*
Social Stigma
Sports Medicine*