Depression and suicidal ideation in high-performance athletes suffering from low back pain: The role of stress and pain-related thought suppression.
Kerstin KonietznyOmar ChehadiClaudia G LevenigMichael KellmannJens KleinertTobias MierswaMonika Ilona HasenbringPublished in: European journal of pain (London, England) (2019)
This study contributes to the understanding of depression in athletes with pain, suggesting stress and pain-related thought suppression to increase symptoms and prevalence of depression. As athletes often experience acute or chronic pain, understanding the impact of pain cognitions on health outcomes is an important step in the optimization of treatments.