Thursday, May 16, 2013

Multiple concussions tied to more suicidal thoughts

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who've sustained multiple brain injuries throughout their life were more likely to report suicidal thoughts than people with one or no concussions, according to a new study of deployed U.S. military personnel. "Personnel who had sustained more than one concussion in their lives were significantly more likely to be suicidal in their past - as well as in the past year," said Craig Bryan, the study's lead author from the University of Utah National Center for Veterans' Studies in Salt Lake City. ... Courtesy of Yahoo News

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