The Effectiveness of a Psychoeducational Program in Increasing Mental Health Knowledge in Collegiate Athletes: A Critically Appraised Topic

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Alexis Peters Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, USA

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.2020-0125
Keywords:
mental health literacy; psychoeducation; health behavior
First Published Online:
29 Sep 2021
In Print:
Volume 27: Issue 3
Page Range:
107–111
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Focused Clinical Question: Does the implementation of a psychoeducational program increase mental health knowledge among collegiate student-athletes? Clinical Bottom Line: There is consistent, limited-quality patient-oriented evidence to suggest that implementation of a psychoeducational program is effective in increasing mental health knowledge in collegiate student-athletes based on the guidelines of the strength of recommendation taxonomy.

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