dc.contributor.author | Øvrebø, Tom Henning | |
dc.contributor.author | Ivarsson, Andreas | |
dc.contributor.author | Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn | |
dc.contributor.author | Knudsen, Ann Kristin Skrindo | |
dc.contributor.author | Reneflot, Anne | |
dc.contributor.author | Pensgaard, Anne Marte | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-13T10:59:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-10-13T10:59:20Z | |
dc.date.created | 2023-08-31T11:39:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Øvrebø, T. H., Ivarsson, A., Sundgot-Borgen, J., Knudsen, A. K. S., Reneflot, A. & Pensgaard, A. M. (2023). Mental health problems in elite sport: the difference in the distribution of mental distress and mental disorders among a sample of Norwegian elite athletes. BMJ Open sport & exercise medicine, 9 (3). | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2055-7647 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3096386 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: To, based on diagnostic interviews, investigate the distribution of mental disorders among a sample of Norwegian elite athletes with ‘at-risk scores’ on a self-report questionnaire measuring symptoms of mental health problems. Then, to investigate the relationship between ‘at-risk scores’ and diagnosed mental disorders. Methods: A two-phase, cross-sectional design was used. In phase 1, 378 elite athletes completed a questionnaire, including validated self-report psychiatric instruments assessing symptoms of mental disorders. In phase 2, we assessed the 30-day presence of the same disorders through diagnostic interviews with the athletes with ‘at-risk scores’ using the fifth version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Results: Two hundred and eighty athletes (74.1%) had an ‘at-risk score,’ and 106 of these athletes (37.9%) completed diagnostic interviews. Forty-seven athletes (44.3%) were diagnosed with a mental disorder. Sleep problems (24.5%) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and OCD-related disorders (18.9%), mainly represented by body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), were most common. Anxiety disorders (6.6%), eating disorders (5.7%) and alcohol use disorder (≤4.7%) were less frequent. Affective disorders, gambling and drug use disorder were not present. Results from self-report questionnaires did not, in most cases, adequately mirror the number of mental disorders identified using diagnostic interviews. Conclusions: Using self-report questionnaires to map mental distress among elite athletes can be beneficial. If the aim, however, is to investigate mental disorders, one should move beyond self-report questionnaires and use diagnostic interviews and diagnostic instruments. In our study, sleep problems and BDD were the most prevalent. Longitudinal studies are needed to investigate these findings further. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | BMJ Publishing Group | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse-Ikkekommersiell 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Mental health problems in elite sport: the difference in the distribution of mental distress and mental disorders among a sample of Norwegian elite athletes | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Mental health problems in elite sport: the difference in the distribution of mental distress and mental disorders among a sample of Norwegian elite athletes | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | © 2023 The Author(s) | en_US |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Idrettsmedisinske fag: 850 | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 9 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | BMJ Open sport & exercise medicine | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001538 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2171344 | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |