How depression affects concussion recovery in athletes

Did you know that depression can make it harder for athletes to recover from concussions? A recent study published in the journal Brain Research highlights this important connection.Led by Owen Griffith from Penn State, researchers discovered that student-athletes with both concussion and depression experience more severe symptoms than those with just one of these conditions. In fact, athletes suffering from both reported nearly double the depression symptoms!

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