Interassociation Recommendations for Developing a Plan to Recognize and Refer Student-Athletes With Psychological Concerns at the Secondary School Level: A Consensus Statement.

PSYCHIATRIC diagnosis; MENTAL illness risk factors; SUICIDE risk factors; ALCOHOLISM; ATHLETIC trainers; ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN concussion; BULLYING; MENTAL depression; EATING disorders; HEALTH promotion; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; MEDICAL ethics; MEDICAL history taking; MEDICAL referrals; MENTAL health; MENTAL illness; PHYSICAL diagnosis; PRIVACY; SUBSTANCE abuse; HIGH school athletes; OCCUPATIONAL roles; ATHLETIC associations; CRISIS intervention (Mental health services); ANXIETY disorders; SYMPTOMS; PSYCHOLOGY

The article focuses on developing a plan to provide recommendations and addressing student-athletes with psychological concerns at the secondary school level. Topics discussed include growing mental disorders and severities in young adults, psychological health of student-athlete caused by mental illness, steps taken by organizations such as reviews of mental illness in adolescents and its purpose like essential information on mental illness in adolescents.