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dc.contributor.authorKirkland, Andrewen_UK
dc.contributor.authorWhittaker, Anna Cen_UK
dc.contributor.authorBoit, Michaelen_UK
dc.contributor.authorChinn, Stephenen_UK
dc.contributor.authorCrawley, Michaelen_UK
dc.contributor.authorNdetei, Daviden_UK
dc.contributor.authorOchieng, Paulen_UK
dc.contributor.authorStirling, Ewanen_UK
dc.contributor.authorChesire, Ireneen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-03T00:29:22Z-
dc.date.available2025-10-03T00:29:22Z-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/37442-
dc.description.abstractThe causes of mental ill health in elite athletes are complex, influenced by socioeconomic and cultural factors. These factors are important in shaping discussions surrounding the mental health of athletes and the design of subsequent interventions to support them. However, such consideration is rare, particularly when considering the mental health of athletes in low- and middle-income countries. Therefore, this current opinion draws on behavioural change science and multi-disciplinary expertise in elite sport, medicine, health, psychology, coaching and anthropology in the context of elite runners in Kenya. The material conditions in this country are reflected in the prevalence of poor mental health and treatment availability. We explore the mental health of elite Kenyan runners within this context and provide recommendations surrounding the treatment of mental health conditions in elite sport globally. We conclude that a consensus on the mental health of elite athletes must be informed by contextual factors, including affordability, appropriateness,availability, and accessibility of mental health services relating to local conditions. This context specific approach could be expanded to mental health in settings other than sport such as youth organisationsen_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherBMCen_UK
dc.relationKirkland A, Whittaker AC, Boit M, Chinn S, Crawley M, Ndetei D, Ochieng P, Stirling E & Chesire I (2025) Cultural Context and Mental Health: A Kenyan Elite Athlete’s Perspective. <i>Sports Medicine</i>. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-025-02283-6en_UK
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dc.titleCultural Context and Mental Health: A Kenyan Elite Athlete’s Perspectiveen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s40279-025-02283-6en_UK
dc.identifier.pmid40890521en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleSports Medicine - Openen_UK
dc.citation.issn2198-9761en_UK
dc.citation.issn2199-1170en_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusSMUR - Submitted Manuscript Under Reviewen_UK
dc.author.emailandrew.kirkland@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.description.notesQuery Details Back to Main Page I c o n f i r m t h e s e a r e n o w c o r r e c t . A s m a l l a m e n d e m e n t h a s b e e n m a d e a s t h e n a m e o f P r o f . N d e t e i ' s a f f i l i a t i o n h a s c h a n g e d . T h i s i s t h e c o m p l e t e r e f e r e n c e . Cultural Context and Mental Health: A Kenyan Elite Athlete's Perspective A. Kirkland et al. Current Opinion C Please insert a superscript dagger symbol after author Stephen Chinn's name, i.e. change to: Stephen Chinn Please then also insert a footnote beneath the author information on the bottom left of the title page as follows: †Dr Stephen Chinn passed away prior to submission of this manuscript. ultural Context and Mental Health: A Kenyan Elite Athlete's Perspective Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationSporten_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationSporten_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationKenyatta Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Durhamen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationSporten_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationMoi Universityen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:001561272600001en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid105014880638en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid2155484en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-6372-5461en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-5461-0598en_UK
dc.date.accepted2025-07-24en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2025-07-24en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2025-08-18en_UK
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local.rioxx.authorKirkland, Andrew|0000-0001-6372-5461en_UK
local.rioxx.authorWhittaker, Anna C|0000-0002-5461-0598en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBoit, Michael|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorChinn, Stephen|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorCrawley, Michael|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorNdetei, David|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorOchieng, Paul|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorStirling, Ewan|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorChesire, Irene|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2025-09-11en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/|2025-09-11|en_UK
local.rioxx.filenameCultural Context and Mental Health A Kenyan Elite Athlete__s perspective.pdfen_UK
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