[vincesanity82]

The rate of diagnosed clinical depression among retired National Football League players is strongly correlated with the number of concussions they sustained, according to a study to be published today.The study was conducted by the University of North Carolina’s Center for the Study of Retired Athletes and based on a general health survey of 2,552 retired N.F.L. players. It corroborates other findings regarding brain trauma and later-life depression in other subsets of the general population, but runs counter to longtime assertions by the N.F.L. that concussions in football have no long-term effects.As the most comprehensive study of football players to date, the paper will add to the escalating debate over the effects of and proper approach to football-related concussions.The study, which will appear in the journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, found that of the 595 players who recalled sustaining three or more concussions on the football field, 20.2 percent said they had been found to have depression. That is three times the rate of players who have not sustained concussions. The full data, the study reports, “call into question how effectively retired professional football players with a history of three or more concussions are able to meet the mental and physical demands of life after playing professional football.”

Concussions Tied to Depression in Ex-N.F.L. Players - New York Times

[ThePundit]

Concussions probably equal a lot of things. Anytime your brain is whacked around, usually only bad stuff happens.

[Bette]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

It corroborates other findings regarding brain trauma and later-life depression in other subsets of the general population, but runs counter to longtime assertions by the N.F.L. that concussions in football have no long-term effects.

Way to go NFL!

Not just the concussions themselves, but the stress on the body and mind combined with the concussions. For sure, nothing good coming out of that. There is enough money in the business that you would think there would be no problem taking care of them.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

I think its inconclusive...I think there are way too many factors involved to make a generality.

For instance, players with concussions might be forced to retire early thus they may have a higher rate of depression cause thier career ended early.

I thought depression has more to do with a balance of brain chemicals, and I am not sure that they can prove that a concussion alters that balance.

I think you can file this with global warming as quasi-science that I am not buying.

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

For instance, players with concussions might be forced to retire early thus they may have a higher rate of depression cause thier career ended early.

i was thinking the same thing ....... you can be depressed for all kinds of things ...... i bet many are depressed the paychecks arent coming anymore ..... and depressed when they walk into the Blockbuster and no one knows who they are

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by simple simon

i was thinking the same thing ....... you can be depressed for all kinds of things ...... i bet many are depressed the paychecks arent coming anymore ..... and depressed when they walk into the Blockbuster and no one knows who they are

Classic!...but yeah, you know when you and I agree...take it to the bank!...We got us a winner...

[Bette]

According to my favorite medical website, depression has many causes. Stress is one of them. Does concussion equal stress? I'd say so.
There's a lot we dont know about the human brain. I'd hold off on that bank deposit you two!

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Bette

According to my favorite medical website, depression has many causes. Stress is one of them. Does concussion equal stress? I'd say so.
There's a lot we dont know about the human brain. I'd hold off on that bank deposit you two!

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maybe, maybe not...I guess if you are like Chris Miller and forget where you live cause of mutiple concussions as a QB it may cause stress...but multiple things can cause stress...concusions is but one of and endless amount of things...the study fails to include a lot of outside factors.

And since there is a lot we don't know about the human brain, all the more reason not to run away with results of a quasi-science report...

On a side note, I love the fact that almost every one now is either "bi-polar" or ADD etc...quick diagnosis and MEDs...LOL...it's a lot more complicated then that, and honestly they really do not know.

[EmpireWF]

The NFL has done a terrible job over the years of looking out for their former players. The sport is hell on the body moreso than ANY sport out there (including combat sports IMO).

[Neopet_Girl]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

The NFL has done a terrible job over the years of looking out for their former players. The sport is hell on the body moreso than ANY sport out there (including combat sports IMO).

Well East German Swimmers had it worse I think. LOL. It is all relative no?
Didn't they do weird experiments and things on the swimmers before the whole wall thing happened? I am sure I read it somewhere. I read a lot. I just can't keep the facts straight, but that is another story. LOL.

At least no one is doing experiments on NFL players.

Oh, China, I forgot. They feed their female long distance runners turtle blood. There. That's another bad program.

[vincesanity82]

PROOF THAT TAZ HAS ALREADY HAD TOO MANY CONCUSSIONS?
A recent medical study has linked concussions suffered by athletes to the development of depression later in life.

But don't tell that to Steelers safety Troy Polamalu, who has had at least three concussions during his football career, probably more.

Apparently, Polamalu has found time during his NFL career to obtain a medical degree, and to engage in his own studies regarding the link, if any, between brain injuries and emotional disorders.

"To me, I think something like depression isn't something physical," Polamalu recently said. "I think there are some physical mental diseases, but I don't think depression is. To me, I think these can be spiritual illnesses sometimes."

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