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| donotkidme | posted on 01-14-2002 @ 11:45 PM |    | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Dec. 01  | i just found this article and the first thing that came to my mind was LINDROS. Concussions, Depression Linked CHICAGO (AP) - Concussions and other head injuries in early adulthood may significantly raise the risk of depression decades later, a study of World War II veterans found. The study has disturbing implications for football and hockey players, motorcyclists and others who have taken blows to the head. Other research has shown that head trauma patients may be prone to depression shortly after suffering their injuries. But the new findings suggest that the risk persists even 50 years later. The study involved 1,718 veterans hospitalized for various ailments during the war and questioned 50 years later. About 11 percent who had had head injuries said they currently had major depression, compared with 8.5 percent of those hospitalized during the war for other reasons. Overall, the lifetime prevalence of major depression was 18.5 percent in the head-injury group and 13.4 percent among the other veterans, Drs. Tracey Holsinger and Brenda Plassman of Duke University and colleagues reported in January's Archives of General Psychiatry. The researchers found similar depression rates in veterans who had received their head injuries in combat and in those whose injuries occurred elsewhere. Thus it is unlikely that post-traumatic stress syndrome, which can include symptoms of depression, would explain the findings, the researchers said. Plassman said the findings could mean that people who suffer head injuries today - for example, football players or motorcyclists - will have a greater risk of depression. A sizable portion of the veterans who suffered head injuries did so in non-combat situations such as motor vehicle accidents and sports, she said. The findings underscore the importance of recognizing the potential long-term risks of head injuries so that patients can get early treatment, according to an accompanying editorial. ``The lifelong nature of these disorders argues strongly for their identification and treatment to improve quality of life, and perhaps long-term survival,'' Drs. Robert G. Robinson and Ricardo Jorge of the University of Iowa psychiatry department wrote. Men with the most severe head injuries - loss of consciousness or amnesia for a day or more - faced a higher risk of developing depression than men with the most mild injuries - those who blacked out or had amnesia for less than 30 minutes, the study found. While it is unclear how head injury is related to depression, Holsinger and colleagues offer some theories. Depression has been linked with dysfunction in the brain's frontal region, and research has suggested a strong link between depression and head trauma resulting in lesions in the frontal region, the researchers said. In addition, head trauma causes an inflammatory response that includes increased production of an immune system protein called interleukin 6, and increased levels of interleukin 6 also have been found in depression. The authors said the study is limited by a lack of information on when depression began. They said it is possible that some of the men with head injuries had a pre-existing psychiatric disorder that could make them prone to depression as well as head injury. But that is unlikely, they said, because that kind of ailment probably would have kept the men out of the military. Why can't Lindros just shape up and leave before he does any more damage? He's stupid! apologies if this is a repeat of an old thread  Complaints? Too bad! | ||||
| Cluster F | posted on 01-14-2002 @ 11:48 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | guess this is why Aikman wants to come back too. He's depressed about not playing anymore. It isnt just Lindros, seems like everyone with concussions is the same thing. Good research though bro. Go Knicks, Giants, Rangers, and Rutgers Men's Basketball Long Live Psycho Bitch | ||||
| Francine Banger | posted on 01-14-2002 @ 11:56 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | well Lindros should really be depressed now after his teams absolutely pittiful performance against Columbus. I know I am.  | ||||
| Thrillhouse Alkey gave me my bonus points back. | posted on 01-15-2002 @ 12:51 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Aug. 01 | i thought this was going to be a thread about Lindros & Fleury, not just Lindros oh well | ||||
| Snoteater | posted on 01-15-2002 @ 8:46 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Apr. 01 | From a Flyer fan to all you Ranger Fans. HA-HA!!! | ||||
| Francine Banger | posted on 01-15-2002 @ 12:56 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | Im glad your amused, thats the same amusement I get when I think off all the Stanley Cup rings the Flyers have since the 70's ended. I dont know whats funnier that or the Flyers effort in the 97 Finals. | ||||
| Snoteater | posted on 01-15-2002 @ 2:17 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Apr. 01 | I can't say that the effort put forth in the finals against the Red Wings was anything to brag about. It was down right awful! But That was then and this is now. We have a very good chance to win it all this year, much better than the Rangers have. ohh, And for all that talk, you would think the Rangers won more than one championship in that time frame. | ||||
| Francine Banger | posted on 01-15-2002 @ 2:27 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | 1 is better than 0 | ||||
| donotkidme | posted on 01-15-2002 @ 4:33 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Dec. 01 | i'm not even gonna say anything. i think my sig pic says it all. Complaints? Too bad! | ||||
| Francine Banger | posted on 01-15-2002 @ 5:07 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | actually it doesnt say anything. | ||||
| donotkidme | posted on 01-15-2002 @ 5:09 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Dec. 01 | alright in my mind it did. Meanwhile, many Islanders are all on the injured list, whereas you have the Rangers with Lindros. I"ll stick with my Islanders Complaints? Too bad! | ||||
| rageparty 123...Not so bare anymore since I got a number underneath my name again I also have an imaginary girlfriend. | posted on 01-15-2002 @ 9:25 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01 | quote: And 2 is better than 1, Go Penguins! ;)  | ||||
| donotkidme | posted on 01-16-2002 @ 11:59 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Dec. 01 | by the way, i just found another article and i don't feel like linking it, but its AP. some study on mice that if they knock them in the head many times, it can lead to alzheimers. so not so much help for all our favorite sports players, and the ones that just don't give a shit about their heads, like Lindros. Complaints? Too bad! | ||||
| MashedPotatohead NIGGA PLEASE! All the bitches in here are crazy! | posted on 01-16-2002 @ 5:25 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | NIGGA PLEASE , I've had a couple of concussions and.............DAMN, I forgot what I was gonna say....... I'll be back when I remember | ||||
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