Tackling mental health and sleep stigma a challenge for current and retired athletes, study finds

A new study has found that stigma around mental health and sleep performance is preventing current and former athletes from seeking help.

Breakdancer Racheel Gunn, known as Raygunn, performs her now-infamous Olympic routine (AAP) Source: AAP / DAN HIMBRECHTS/AAPIMAGE

Now, researchers at Flinders University have provided an insight into the mental health pressures facing current and retired athletes in a new study of 946 current and retired athletes.

The participants - aged from 18 to 60-plus - anonymously self-reported on their experiences with a mental health issue and/or a diagnosed sleep problem.

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