Collingwood and his team-mates will return home tomorrow [Monday] after their World Cup exit to Sri Lanka, five months after they departed for Australia.
A punishing run of fixtures saw England's players lose form and fitness as the winter went on, while Michael Yardy returned home from the World Cup after struggling to battle depression.
Collingword, who did not feature for England after their defeat to Bangladesh on March 11, said: "people see the luxury lifestyle, playing sport for a living, but they don't see the dark hours stewing and thinking of family, being under constant scrutiny.
"Ten years ago, our captain, Nasser Hussain, said we were playing too much. It frustrates me that we seem to be doing even more. It's time to address these issues."
Yardy is the second England player to be forced out of competition after struggling with depression. Marcus Trescothick retired from international cricket in 2008 owing to the illness.
Collingwood told the Mail on Sunday: "The sad news of Mike Yardy's depression came as a complete shock. I didn't have an inkling, nor did I when the same thing happened to Marcus Trescothick, which shows how hard they must have tried to hide their problems.
"As someone who is close to this team, to not realise what he was going through, I feel a bit guilty that I didn't pick it up."
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