[HTML][HTML] The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on male strength athletes who use non-prescribed anabolic-androgenic steroids

BN Zoob Carter, ID Boardley, K Van de Ven - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: One sub-population potentially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are
strength athletes who use anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS). We examined links between …

[HTML][HTML] Potential association between the use of anabolic steroids and COVID-19 infection

YS Althobaiti, MS Alzahrani, SM Alhumayani, SA Assiry… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Anabolic androgenic steroids (AASs) are synthetic analogs of testosterone that can affect the
immune system. Bodybuilders and sportsmen are at risk of abusing AASs. The aim of this …

Anabolic-androgenic steroid use and psychopathology in athletes. A systematic review

D Piacentino, GD Kotzalidis… - Current …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
The use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs) by professional and recreational athletes is
increasing worldwide. The underlying motivations are mainly performance enhancement …

The impacts of COVID-19 on mental health and training in US professional endurance athletes

M Roche, K Sainani, D Noordsy… - Clinical Journal of Sport …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We examined how professional athletes are affected by COVID-19. Our primary
aim was to assess changes in mental health that occurred after COVID-19 restrictions, and …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing potential impact of COVID-19 pandemic on physical and mental health of elite athletes

AH Mehrsafar, P Gazerani, AM Zadeh… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is now a highly contagious and fatal respiratory
pandemic that is having a large negative impact on many different aspects of society, one in …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and risk factors of psychiatric symptoms among swiss elite athletes during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic

S Fröhlich, C Imboden, S Iff, J Spörri… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated first lockdown measures may have had a
relevant impact on the mental health of competitive athletes. This study aimed to evaluate …

[HTML][HTML] Psychological distress and problem gambling in elite athletes during COVID-19 restrictions—A web survey in top leagues of three sports during the pandemic

A Håkansson, C Jönsson, G Kenttä - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 and lockdown strategies may affect mental health and addictive behavior
differently in the population, and elite athletes are among the professions clearly affected by …

A retrospective 30-year follow-up study of former Swedish-elite male athletes in power sports with a past anabolic androgenic steroids use: a focus on mental health

AS Lindqvist, T Moberg, BO Eriksson… - British journal of sports …, 2013 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background The knowledge concerning the long-term effect of former anabolic androgenic
steroids (AAS)-use on mental health is sparse. Aim This study aims to investigate whether …

[HTML][HTML] Detraining and retraining in badminton athletes following 1-year COVID-19 pandemic on psychological and physiological response

IA Silva, AM da Silva Santos, AJ Maldonado… - Sport Sciences for …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Badminton is a racket sport, with fast and explosive movements and mental skills
employed to anticipate the opponent's movements. The COVID-19 pandemic, led to social …

[HTML][HTML] Symptoms of mental illness among university student-athletes during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada

V Boudreault, S Labossière, V Gauthier… - Frontiers in sports and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown disrupted the university sports season and had negative
consequences on the academic and personal life of university student-athletes, resulting in …