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The subject of mental health in association football has been described as a "stigma" in the sport,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Football's Suicide Secret )〕 although other professional sports are also affected. Professional footballers suffer suffer more from symptoms of depression and anxiety than the general public. Ex-professional players Robert Enke and Gary Speed have committed suicide; both suffered from depression. Enke threw himself in front of a train. Speed hanged himself. Five years after Enke's death his wife stated that she believed depression in sport was no longer a taboo subject. Clarke Carlisle stated that he contemplated suicide after becoming injured early in his career, and in December 2014 attempted suicide due to the severe depression he was suffering from. Sebastian Deisler was hospitalized after being unable to cope with the pressures of professional football, eventually retiring from the sport at the age of 27.〔 Ex-player Mickey Bennett set up an organization called Unique Sports Counselling to help footballers deal with mental health issues. ==See also== *Mental health in the Australian Football League 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mental health in association football」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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