Poster 265 Relationship Between Severe Headache and Elevated Depression and Anxiety Scores after Sports‐Related Concussion

Bell, Kathleen R.; Vargas, Bert B.; Wilmoth, Kristin; Didehbani, Nyaz; Godbey, Elida; Paliotta, Christopher; Cullum, Munro

doi:10.1016/j.pmrj.2016.07.438

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“…One of the aims of this study was, therefore, to explore sum scores from the perspective of DSM criteria. Several studies in athletes have utilized PHQ-9 scores ≥10 as a cutoff for identifying clinically relevant cases and reporting prevalence rates (Bell et al, 2016;Du Preez et al, 2017;McGuire, Ingram, Sachs, & Tierney, 2017;Silva-Rocha, de Sousa, & Osório, 2019;Tahtinen et al, 2020;Tahtinen & Kristjansdottir, 2019). We, however, speculated that when applying this cutoff, athletes could attain clinically significant scores without exhibiting the core symptoms of depression (i.e., lack of interest and depressed mood).…”

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What Lies Beneath: Exploring Different Depressive Symptoms Across Selected Risk Factors in Icelandic Team Sport Athletes

Tahtinen

Kristjánsdóttir

Ólason

et al. 2021

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

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The aim of the study was to explore the prevalence of specific symptoms of depression in athletes and to test differences in the likelihood of athletes exhibiting these symptoms across age, sex, type of team sport, and level of competition. A sample of Icelandic male and female team sport athletes (N = 894, 18–42 years) was included in the study. Of the athletes exhibiting clinically significant depressive symptoms on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, 37.5% did not exhibit core symptoms of depression. Compared with males, females were significantly more likely to exhibit depressed mood, feelings of worthlessness/guilt, and problems with sleep, fatigue, appetite, and concentration. Within males, differences were mostly related to neurovegetative aspects of depression (sleep and appetite), whereas in females, differences were related to cognitive/emotional aspects (e.g., depressed mood, guilt/worthlessness). The findings underline the importance of exploring specific symptoms of depression to provide a richer understanding of depressive symptomology in athletes.

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