What is the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among treatment-seeking elite athletes and high-performance coaches?
There is a high prevalence of specific psychiatric disorders among treatment-seeking sports professionals, with stress and adjustment disorders particularly common in coaches and eating disorders in athletes.
Stress and adjustment disorders were found in nearly three of the four HPC compared with one in four EA. Eating disorders were prevalent in around one in four athletes and about one in six HPC had a substance use disorder.
Åkesdotter et al. (Tue,) studied this question.
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