Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019)
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- Consensus statement
- 2019
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
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What it says
The IOC's 2019 statement found that mental health symptoms and disorders are common among elite athletes, can show up in sport-specific ways and can impair performance, and that mental and physical health cannot be separated: mental health problems raise the risk of injury and slow recovery.
It recommended that diagnosis tell apart traits typical of elite athletes from genuine problems, and that management treat individual athletes while also improving the environments where all athletes train and compete. It has been replaced by the 2026 update.
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- 2026 edition (current)
- SupersededMental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019)
- CurrentMental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2026)
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