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Does the full SMHAT-1 improve detection of mental health concerns compared to APSQ alone in Team USA athletes?
Does the full SMHAT-1 improve detection of mental health concerns compared to APSQ alone in Team USA athletes?
Athletes should complete the full SMHAT-1 rather than relying solely on the APSQ due to its high false negative rate for mental health concerns.
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APSQ alone risks missing mental health concerns in athletes; leaves open whether full SMHAT-1 improves detection in prospective studies.
Due to the high FNR of the APSQ detecting a potential mental health concern, we recommend athletes complete the APSQ and all subsequent questionnaires of the SMHAT-1 rather than using only the APSQ as an initial screening test.
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Anderson et al. (2023) studied this question.
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