Healio (3/24, Volansky) reports, “Risks for anxiety and depression increased among former college athletes with three or more lifetime concussions, according to” research. Investigators came to this conclusion after conducting a study “that included 3,910 former collegiate athletes (median age, 25 years; 48.64% women; 75.45% white) who completed a baseline evaluation at the start of their collegiate athletic careers between 2018 and 2021 and were evaluated again within 5 years of graduation, with 77.42% reporting no concussions prior to their collegiate career.” The findings were published in Neurology.
Related Links:
— “Lifetime concussion history linked to depression, anxiety in former college athletes,”Rob Volansky, Healio, March 24, 2026