Psychological services delivered to Team USA Olympic and Paralympic athletes after positive screen on the SMHAT-1 questionnaires
While many positive screens did not require new clinical interventions, the proportion of athletes receiving follow-up care (43.1%) or were already in care (26.0%), underscores the need for diverse psychological resources to support elite athlete mental health. The inability to reach 20.4% of athletes following a positive screen suggests that alternative approaches for the deployment of the SMHAT-1 may be needed to allow for immediate clinician follow-up care. These findings support ongoing SMHAT-1 use and highlight the need for sufficient psychological services resources to meet athletes' follow-up needs.
Authors
- Ashley Triplett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4080-6271)
- Eric G. Post (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0268-0460)
- Jessica Bartley
- Jonathan T. Finnoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3635-3919)
- Amber Donaldson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8057-4911)
- William M. Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7372-8455)
- Travis Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5292-7877)
Institutions
- English Institute of Sport (GB)
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (US)
- Adams State University (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002758
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- International Olympic Committee