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===Depression=== In 2014, it was confirmed that Thorpe had been admitted to a rehabilitation clinic after neighbours found him dazed near his parents' [[Panania, New South Wales|Panania]] home. Thorpe was taken to Bankstown Hospital by police before being admitted to a rehabilitation clinic.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-03 |title=Ian Thorpe: Swimming star in rehab |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/02/03/sport/ian-thorpe-swimming-depression-rehabilitation/index.html |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en}}</ref> In his 2012 autobiography ''This is Me'', Thorpe stated he had considered suicide and had drunk 'huge quantities' of alcohol to deal with 'crippling depression'.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/swimming/ian-thorpe-admitted-to-rehabilitation-clinic-20140203-31x46.html |title=Ian Thorpe admitted to rehabilitation clinic |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=3 February 2014 |access-date=3 February 2014 |author=Carayannis, Michael |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203172232/http://www.smh.com.au/sport/swimming/ian-thorpe-admitted-to-rehabilitation-clinic-20140203-31x46.html |archive-date=3 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2016-02-18 |title=Ian Thorpe: former Olympic champion's mental health issues began as a teenager |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/feb/18/ian-thorpe-former-olympic-champions-mental-health-issues-began-as-a-teenager |access-date=2023-09-11 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Thorpe reveals depression fight |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/swimming/19935433 |access-date=2023-09-11}}</ref>
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