Depression as a modifying factor in sport-related concussion: A critical review of the literature

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 14-19

  Solomon, Gary S ^a   Kuhn, Andrew W ^b   Zuckerman, Scott L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Concussion; Depression; Mental health; Mood disorders; Sports

Indexed keywords

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FOOTBALL; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDLINE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SPORT INJURY; SPORT RELATED CONCUSSION; ADULT; ATHLETE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPORT;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SPORTS;

EID: 84961839214     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: 23263660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00913847.2016.1121091     Document Type: Review

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