scholarly journals Effects of repeated head trauma causing mental health problems including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in athletes

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mason W Briles
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Head Trauma ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Cumulative Effects ◽  
Combat Sports ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Trauma In Athletes

This paper focuses on the effects of repeated head trauma in athletes and how these repetitive blows to the head are causing a range of mental health problems. The primary focus, in terms of problems addressed, is chronic traumatic encephalopathy (often referred to as CTE) in the population of athletes, especially those participating in contact and combat sports. The disorders covered are caused by the cumulative effects of both concussive and sub-concussive blows to the head over a period of time.

scholarly journals Effects of repeated head trauma causing mental health problems including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in athletes

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mason W Briles
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Head Trauma ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Cumulative Effects ◽  
Combat Sports ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Trauma In Athletes

This paper focuses on the effects of repeated head trauma in athletes and how these repetitive blows to the head are causing a range of mental health problems. The primary focus, in terms of problems addressed, is chronic traumatic encephalopathy (often referred to as CTE) in the population of athletes, especially those participating in contact and combat sports. The disorders covered are caused by the cumulative effects of both concussive and sub-concussive blows to the head over a period of time.

scholarly journals Retired National Football League Players are Not at Greater Risk for Suicide

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant L Iverson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
National Football League ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Clinical Feature ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts And Behaviors

Abstract Objective Some researchers have claimed that former National Football League (NFL) players are at increased risk for suicide as a clinical feature of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This review examines the literature on risk for suicide in former professional football players, and the association between suicide and CTE. Method A narrative review of the literature published between 1928 and 2018. Results Between 1928 and 2009, suicide was not considered to be a clinical feature of CTE in the literature. The best available evidence from epidemiological studies suggests that former NFL football players are at lesser risk for suicide, not greater risk, compared to men in the general population. However, surveys have revealed that a substantial minority of former NFL players have depression and other mental health problems, chronic pain and opioid use is relatively common, and those with depression and chronic pain also have greater life stress and financial difficulties. That minority would be at increased risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Conclusions Researchers and clinicians are encouraged to be cautious and circumspect when considering the clinical presentation of former athletes, and to not assume that depression and suicidality are caused by specific types of neuropathology. This represents a reductionistic and Procrustean view. Some former football players have mental health problems, but it should not be assumed uncritically that the underlying cause is an inexorably progressive neurodegenerative disease. Providing evidence-informed and evidence-supported treatments for depression and suicidality might reduce suffering and improve their functioning.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Association of Professional Sports with Athletes’ Cranial Nerve Dysfunction and Mental Health Problems

2021 ◽  
Vol 271 ◽  
pp. 03021
Author(s):  
Hanyun Yang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cranial Nerve ◽  
Brain Injuries ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Professional Sports ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Cranial Nerve Dysfunction ◽  
Nerve Dysfunction

This article discusses the association of professional sports with athletes’ cranial nerve dysfunction and mental health problems by conducting a literature review of the latest researches and theories. Professional or elite athletes, especially those in collision, combat and contact sports, are very likely to get multiple concussions or repeated traumatic brain injuries, which are often associated with cranial nerve dysfunction and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, resulting in various neurological impairments and diseases as well as mental health problems (e.g. depression and anxiety). In addition, other factors can also cause psychological problems among professional athletes, such as pre-competition stress and adverse life events. In order to improve the physical and mental health of professional or elite athletes, there should be more policies and measures to promote the early identification, treatment and prevention of psychopathology and other sequelae of brain trauma. Besides, a proper mechanism and system should be set up to enable those athletes to get aware of and seek suitable assistance when these dysfunctions and disorders occur.

Fetal growth and subsequent mental health problems in children aged 4 to 13 years

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (01) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R Zubrick ◽  
Jennifer J Kurinczuk ◽  
Brett M C McDermott ◽  
Robert S McKelvey ◽  
Sven R Silburn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Fetal Growth ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems

Mental Health Among Adolescents from Returned Portuguese Immigrant Families

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Félix Neto
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Older Adolescents ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Portuguese Adolescents

This study investigated mental health problems and their predictors among adolescents from returned immigrant families. The sample consisted of 360 returned adolescents (mean age = 16.8 years; SD = 1.9). The mean duration of a sojourn in Portugal for the sample was 8.2 years (SD = 4.5). A control group of 217 Portuguese youths were also included in the study. Adolescents from immigrant families reported mental health levels similar to those of Portuguese adolescents who have never migrated. Girls showed more mental health problems than boys. Younger adolescents showed fewer mental health problems than older adolescents. Adaptation variables contributed to mental health outcomes even after acculturation variables were accounted for. Implications of the study for counselors are discussed.

Physical and Psychological Benefits of Written Emotional Expression

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 242-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Éva Kállay
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Expressive Writing ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Benefits ◽  
Cost Effective Treatment ◽  
Meta Analyses

Abstract. The last several decades have witnessed a substantial increase in the number of individuals suffering from both diagnosable and subsyndromal mental health problems. Consequently, the development of cost-effective treatment methods, accessible to large populations suffering from different forms of mental health problems, became imperative. A very promising intervention is the method of expressive writing (EW), which may be used in both clinically diagnosable cases and subthreshold symptomatology. This method, in which people express their feelings and thoughts related to stressful situations in writing, has been found to improve participants’ long-term psychological, physiological, behavioral, and social functioning. Based on a thorough analysis and synthesis of the published literature (also including most recent meta-analyses), the present paper presents the expressive writing method, its short- and long-term, intra-and interpersonal effects, different situations and conditions in which it has been proven to be effective, the most important mechanisms implied in the process of recovery, advantages, disadvantages, and possible pitfalls of the method, as well as variants of the original technique and future research directions.

Mental Health Problems in Childhood

1979 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-206
Author(s):  
MARILYN T. ERICKSON
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems
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