MedPage Today (3/7, Wu) reports, “Concussion in kids was associated with an increased risk of mental health problems compared with orthopedic injury,” investigators concluded. The “10-year retrospective cohort study from Canada” revealed that “among over 400,000 youths ages five to 18, those who had a concussion were at greater risk for mental health problems,” as well “as self-harm…and psychiatric hospitalization.” In fact, “the incidence rate of any mental health problem was 11,141 per 100,000 person-years in the concussion group versus 7,960 per 100,000 person-years in the orthopedic injury group.” The findings were published online in JAMA Network Open.
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