Everything Athletes - Mental Health for Competitors

(1/3) What I learned from reading the 2019 IOC Consensus Report

Episode Summary

In this three-part episode, Kim shares statistics, insights and treatment recommendations from the IOC's 2019 mental health report. Covering 11 mental health symptoms and disorders, Kim dives into rates of prevalence across gender, country and sport. contact@everythingathletes.com

Episode Notes

Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019)

Document link: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/11/667

My notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fwu3k1lEgUtqrNeCj7oHMK-xYGzVI_JeNGhGWLA8sSs/edit?usp=sharing

Part 1 covers:

• The committee's abstract for the report, highlighting what they covered and why
• Definitions for "elite athletes" and "mental health disorders"
• General prevalence
• General approaches
• 4 out of the 11 symptoms & disorders examined
  • sleep disorders and sleep concerns
  • major depressive disorder and depression symptoms
  • suicide
  • anxiety and related disorders