The Sports and Exercise Medicine community and other sport stakeholders are becoming increasingly aware of the mental health symptoms (eg, depression, anxiety, substance misuse) reported by athletes. In 2019, this led to the publication of the first International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on mental health in this cohort and the establishment of the IOC Mental Health Working Group.1 Over the past 2 years, the COVID-19 pandemic and related public health measures have presented additional challenges to the well-being of all populations, including athletes. This editorial reflects on how the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a growing need to protect and promote athlete mental health. Mental health symptoms are common among professional, Olympic/Paralympic and collegiate athletes, with prevalence rates (15%–35%) equivalent to or exceeding those of non-athletes.1 Mental health symptoms are also common among youth and adolescent athletes, with a prevalence of up to one-third in some samples.2 Recent epidemiological evidence collected during the COVID-19 pandemic suggests increased rates of mental health symptoms among athletes during lockdown.3 In professional football (soccer), the prevalence of anxiety and depression doubled during the COVID-19 emergency period compared with immediately prior in both females (N=600; 18% vs 8% for anxiety) and males (N=1309; 13% vs 6% for depression).4 A significant difference was also found in US professional endurance athletes (N=114; 27% vs 5% for feeling anxious; 22% vs 4% …

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思想很重要：COVID-19 如何强调保护和促进运动员心理健康的日益增长的需求

运动和运动医学界和其他运动利益相关者越来越意识到运动员报告的心理健康症状（例如抑郁、焦虑、药物滥用）。2019 年，国际奥委会 (IOC) 发布了第一份关于该人群心理健康的共识声明，并成立了国际奥委会心理健康工作组。 1 在过去 2 年中，COVID-19 大流行和相关公共卫生措施对包括运动员在内的所有人群的福祉提出了额外的挑战。这篇社论反映了 COVID-19 大流行如何突出了保护和促进运动员心理健康的日益增长的需求。心理健康症状在专业、奥林匹克/残奥会和大学运动员中很常见，