Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among elite athletes (EA) and high-performance coaches (HPC) from the Stockholm Clinic between February 2015 and May 2021
EA | HPC | ||||||
Total (n=180) | Females (n=122) | Males (n=58) | Total (n=29) | Females (n=9) | Males (n=20) | ||
Anxiety disorders | Any anxiety disorder | 69% | 70% | 67% | 93% | 100% | 90% |
Phobic anxiety disorders (F40) | 31% | 33% | 26% | n<5 | 100% | n<5 | |
Other anxiety disorders (F41) | 29% | 27% | 33% | 28% | n<5 | 35% | |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (F42) | 8% | 7% | 9% | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | |
Reaction to severe stress and adjustment disorders (F43) | 25% | 28% | 19% | 72% | 89% | 65% | |
Affective disorders | Any affective disorder | 51% | 50% | 52% | 52% | 78% | 40% |
Major depressive disorder, single episode or recurrent (F32, F33) | 37% | 37% | 36% | 28% | n<5 | n<5 | |
Bipolar disorder (F31) | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | |
Eating disorders | Any eating disorder (F50) | 26% | 37% | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 |
Anorexia nervosa (F50.0) | 7% | 11% | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | |
Bulimia nervosa (F50.2) | 3% | 5% | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | |
Eating disorder, unspecified (F50.9) | 20% | 29% | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | |
Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use | Any disorders due to psychoactive substance use | 6% | n<5 | 14% | 17% | n<5 | n<5 |
Alcohol-related disorders (F10, Z721) | 6% | n<5 | 14% | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | |
Other substance-related disorders | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 | |
Other disorders | Any other disorder | 7% | 6% | 10% | n<5 | n<5 | n<5 |
Cell counts with fewer than five individuals are displayed as n<5 for data protection purposes.