For a long time, mental disorders were a topic rarely talked about in the world of high performance sports despite athletes having to endure high physical and mental challenges often already at a young age. Following several prominent elite athletes' and coaches' public reports about burnout and depression worldwide,both experts and the general public have become more aware of this problem. More over, athletes themselves have become more mindful of mental problems though data suggests that the prevalence of depression does not differ largely from the general population