TY - JOUR PY - 2007// TI - Cricketers and mental health concerns JO - Australasian psychiatry A1 - Hundertmark, James SP - 509 EP - 512 VL - 15 IS - 6 N2 - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper is to examine cricket history in order to illustrate some of the mental health issues present in Australia through the years. CONCLUSIONS: Mood disorders, suicide, and drug and alcohol issues are among problems that have beset top level cricketers. A range of factors have contributed to the psychiatric problems that cricketers have encountered. Educating players may be a beneficial preventative strategy.
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LA - en SN - 1039-8562 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10398560701458210 ID - ref1 ER -