Unmasking mental health symptoms in female professional football players: a 12-month follow-up study.
Sharaisha Chanita BilgoeDina Christina Christa Janse van RensburgEdwin GoedhartEmmanuel OrhantGino KerkhoffsVincent GouttebargePublished in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2024)
The substantial prevalence of mental health symptoms among female professional football players emphasises the need for increased attention, awareness and interventions. Additionally, female professional football players are nearly twice as likely to report sport-related psychological distress after each surgery. Sports medicine physicians and mental health professionals working in female football should provide standard care, which involves identifying, monitoring and implementing tailored interventions for mental health symptoms.