Prevalence of mental health symptoms in Singapore elite athletes
High-performance athletes from various sports in multiethnic Singapore carried a significant burden of poor mental health, comparable to both the local general population and Western sporting populations. Prioritisation of resources to target high-risk groups may serve to bridge the sizeable treatment gap.
Authors
- Stevenson Fook Fatt Lai
- Joshua Zhongyi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4300-1095)
- Shermaine Shuqi Lou
- Mon Hnin Tun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5428-4825)
- Hock Beng Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9299-7770)
Institutions
- Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (IN)
- Changi General Hospital (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Singapore Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/singaporemedj.smj-2024-253
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44