Depression and anxiety symptoms in 17 teams of female football players including 10 German first league teams

Background Information on the prevalence of mental health problems of elite athletes is inconclusive, most probably due to methodological limitations, such as low response rates, heterogeneous samples. Aims To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of depression and anxiety symptoms in high-level female football players. Methods Female football players of 10 German first league (Bundesliga) and 7 lower league teams were asked to answer a...