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Suicide and chronic traumatic encephalopathy

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Iverson, Grant L.·2016·The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

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For nearly 80 years, suicidality was not considered to be a core clinical feature of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). In recent years, suicide has been widely cited as being associated with CTE, and now depression has been proposed to be one of three core diagnostic features alongside cognitive impairment and anger control problems. This evolution of the clinical features has been reinforced by thousands of media stories reporting a connection between mental health problems in former athletes and military veterans, repetitive neurotrauma, and CTE. At present, the science underlying the causal assumption between repetitive neurotrauma, depression, suicide, and the neuropathology believed to be unique to CTE is inconclusive. Epidemiological evidence indicates that former National Football League players, for example, are at lower, not greater, risk for suicide than men in the general population. This article aims to discuss the critical issues and literature relating to these possible relationships.

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Authors
Iverson, G. L.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
Iverson, Grant L.
Venue
The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Published
2016-01
Volume
28
Issue
1
Pages
9-16
ISSN
  • 0895-0172 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-7222
OpenAlex
W1951116652
Cited by
66
References
135
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 3
FWCI
1.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Neuropsychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
Keywords
chronic traumatic encephalopathy, suicide, depression, former athletes, military veterans, National Football League players, suicide epidemiology
MeSH terms
Athletic Injuries, Football, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Suicide, Brain Injury, Chronic

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