Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC.
Sports Health. 2013 May;5(3):263-6. doi: 10.1177/1941738113480464.
Depression, a disabling mental disorder, adversely affects work, sleeping and eating habits, and family. Research does not exist on depression among athletes who have recently graduated from college and retired from their sport after exhausting their collegiate eligibility.
Changes in lifestyle and loss of personal identity, which follow college athletics, would put former college athletes at an increased risk for depression.
A survey was sent to former (n = 163) and current (n = 117) college athletes to correlate depression and retirement from athletics.
Depression levels were significantly higher (P = 0.03) in current college athletes (16.77%, n = 27) compared with former, graduated college athletes (8.03%, n = 9).
Completion of college sports may not increase levels of depression. There is a need for increased awareness, education, screening, and intervention for depression in college athletes.
This study suggests that student athletes' depression levels should be monitored during their participation in college sports.
抑郁症是一种使人丧失能力的精神障碍，会对工作、睡眠和饮食习惯以及家庭产生不良影响。目前还没有关于大学毕业后退役的运动员的抑郁研究，因为他们已经耗尽了大学运动员的资格。
随着大学生活方式的改变和个人身份的丧失，前大学生运动员患抑郁症的风险会增加。
对前（n = 163）和现任（n = 117）大学生运动员进行了一项调查，以将抑郁与退役联系起来。
与前大学生运动员（8.03%，n = 9）相比，现任大学生运动员（16.77%，n = 27）的抑郁水平显著更高（P = 0.03）。
完成大学体育项目可能不会增加抑郁水平。需要提高对大学生运动员抑郁的认识、教育、筛查和干预。
本研究表明，在大学生运动员参加大学体育活动期间，应监测他们的抑郁水平。
