The death of Stanford University soccer star Katie Meyer has renewed questions about student-athletes' mental health.
"There is anxiety," she told NBC's"Today Show,""and there is stress to be perfect, to be the best, to be No. 1."
Student-athletes live with the same demands as regular college students, like maintaining their grades and social lives and staying connected with their families. But they also face pressure to perform on the field or on the court, demanding practice and workout schedules, traveling and -- for those with high profiles -- scrutiny from the public and fans on social and in traditional media.
Of course, athletes are people, too, and as with any segment of the population, some struggle with mental health. But complicating student-athletes' mental health challenges are the demands on them and their bodies -- and it's not only anxiety or depression. For instance, anxiety disorders can increase student-athletes' muscle tension or their tendency to be distracted, impact their sleep and performance, as well as increase the risk of physical injury, Norman said. And when prescribing medicine, he said, student-athletes and doctors have to keep in mind how the drugs might affect athletic performance and whether they might be monitored or banned by the NCAA or anti-doping agencies.
Osaka added that while journalists had been kind to her,"I am not a natural public speaker and get huge waves of anxiety before I speak to the world's media. "Granted, I think a lot of our students are handling that well. They're kind of excited by it," he said. He knows of students with 3 million followers on TikTok, he said."I think they embrace that stuff. But it's also, what impacts does that end up having on their mental health?"Among the biggest hurdles to some student-athletes seeking treatment is the stigma experts said persists in the sports world.
Sports organizing conferences and schools also have prioritized hiring sports psychologists, psychiatrists and other professionals who understand athletes' mindset, Bader said.
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