Mental health in elite and youth athletes: emerging strategies and evidence-based trends: a narrative review

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This narrative review examines psychosocial triggers and evidence-based trends for managing mental health in elite and youth athletes, noting high rates of anxiety and depression. It discusses evolving screening methods, digital mood-tracking tools, and the integration of mental health professionals into performance programs. The resource highlights the need for improved access to sports psychology support and identifies team support and self-confidence as potential buffers against perfectionism.

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cefc1f6d4a73450e
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PubMed Central
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Iftikhar Ahmed Khan (CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry), Zara Asif Dewan (Rashid Latif Medical College), Maimoona Akhtar (Karachi Medical and Dental College), FNU Sawaira (Khyber Medical College), Haris Ur Rehman (Ayub Medical College), T. M. Rao (Dow University of Health Sciences), Fatima Imran (Allama Iqbal Medical College), Anamta Abbas (Karachi Medical and Dental College), Tayyaba Malik (Jinnah Sindh Medical University), Ehsanullah Alokozay (Kandahar University)
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2026-03-04
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DOI
10.1097/MS9.0000000000004809
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PMC13048663
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@article{allodium:cefc1f6d4a73450e,
  title = {Mental health in elite and youth athletes: emerging strategies and evidence-based trends: a narrative review},
  author = {Iftikhar Ahmed Khan and Zara Asif Dewan and Maimoona Akhtar and FNU Sawaira and Haris Ur Rehman and T. M. Rao and Fatima Imran and Anamta Abbas and Tayyaba Malik and Ehsanullah Alokozay},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.1097/MS9.0000000000004809},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/MS9.0000000000004809}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Mental health in elite and youth athletes: emerging strategies and evidence-based trends: a narrative review
AU  - Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed
AU  - Dewan, Zara Asif
AU  - Akhtar, Maimoona
AU  - Sawaira, FNU
AU  - Rehman, Haris Ur
AU  - Rao, T. M.
AU  - Imran, Fatima
AU  - Abbas, Anamta
AU  - Malik, Tayyaba
AU  - Alokozay, Ehsanullah
PY  - 2026
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.1097/MS9.0000000000004809
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1097/MS9.0000000000004809
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Khan, I. A., Dewan, Z. A., Akhtar, M., Sawaira, F., Rehman, H. U., Rao, T. M., Imran, F., Abbas, A., Malik, T., & Alokozay, E. (2026). Mental health in elite and youth athletes: emerging strategies and evidence-based trends: a narrative review. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1097/MS9.0000000000004809

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