Mental health symptoms and disorders are highly prevalent among both current and former elite athletes, with anxiety and depression affecting up to 34% of current athletes.
Our meta-analyses showed that the prevalence of mental health symptoms and disorders ranged from 19% for alcohol misuse to 34% for anxiety/depression for current elite athletes, and from 16% for distress to 26% for anxiety/depression for former elite athletes.
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