September 10, 2025BMJ OpenOpen Access

Athletes’ access to, attitudes towards and experiences of help-seeking for mental health: a scoping review

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Help-seeking frameworks shape analysis of mental health access and attitudes for athletes.
78.8% of studies investigated attitudes towards help-seeking, while 53.8% explored experiences.
The review included 104 papers, predominately from the USA, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Identified gaps include a need for more studies focusing on athletes in less developed nations.

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Scoping review analyses attitudes towards and experiences of help-seeking for mental health in athletes, indicating barriers to support.

Brown et al. (2025) studied this question.

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