Keywords: athletes, screening, mental health This blog is a summary of a recently published study in the BJSM (1). Why is this study important? There is no health without mental health. Elite athletes experience mental health symptoms at rates comparable to the general population, underscoring the need for mental health screening to receive the same […]
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Mobile App Review for The Canned-Beverage Sorting Task: An Online Assessment Tool for Athletes’ Accuracy in Avoiding Unintentional Doping
Name of the Application: Canned-Beverage Sorting Task (accessible here: http://www.derwinchan.com/Canned-Beverage-Sorting-Task-mobile-devi) Category of the mobile application: Sport Platform: Android, iOS, Windows, macOS. Cost: Free About the App Unintentional doping happens when athletes inadvertently violate the anti-doping code of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Accidentally consuming supplements or energy products that contain (or contaminated with) banned substances is […]