Don’t forget to mind the mind: a prospective cohort study over 12 months on mental health symptoms in active professional male footballers
There seems to be a greater prevalence of MHS in active professional male footballers than in the global population and other sports. After severe injury/surgery, the risk of developing MHS is increased, confirming that healthcare professionals should be aware of the mental health of injured players.
Authors
- Thor Einar Andersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4172-4518)
- Lervasen Pillay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8353-3376)
- Dina C. Janse van Rensburg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1058-6992)
- Vincent Gouttebarge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0126-4177)
- Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5916-7049)
- Gopika Ramkilawon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2919-1918)
Institutions
- Academic Center for Evidence-Based Sports Medicine (NL)
- Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (NO)
- Netherlands Leprosy Relief (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Health & Safety in Sports (NL)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NO)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-024-01005-1
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.61
Funders
- Drake Foundation