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New Hampshire judge rules against holding psych patients in emergency rooms — Fox News U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty ruled Thursday that New Hampshire's practice of involuntarily holding psychiatric patients in emergency rooms is unconstitutional

Psychiatrist gives advice to young athletes suddenly without the sports they love Less than a week ago, local athletes were competing all across our area. Now, just like that, there are no sports being contested. Championship runs were abruptly stopped, and the spring season has…

Three years ago, Dr. Ann McKee of Boston University published findings that among 111 deceased NFL players, 99% showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), brain degeneration that is believed to be caused by repeated head trauma. The research made waves across the football-playing world, from the grade-school level on through the professional leagues, forcing players and their loved ones to confront previously unknown risks associated with the game.

Researchers pinpoint when football players are most likely to develop trauma-induced brain disease — Fast Company Three years ago, Dr. Ann McKee of Boston University published findings that among 111 deceased NFL players, 99% showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), brain degeneration that is believed to be caused by repeated head trauma. The research made waves across the football-playing world,...

Exactly How Dangerous Is Football? Players, coaches, and parents must wrestle with a disturbing combination of hazard and uncertainty.

It is clear that emotional and physical health impact athletic performance. Athletes are under a great deal of pressure to perform well in a variety of circumstances, to please sponsors and coaches, and to perform to their potential. Athletes experience many demands on not only their physical health, but their mental health and emotional resiliency. Factors like genetics, life transitions, and social support all impact mental health.

A Mental Health Guide For Athletes — Issuu It is clear that emotional and physical health impact athletic performance. Athletes are under a great deal of pressure to perform well in a variety of circumstances, to please sponsors and coaches, and to perform to their potential. Athletes experience many demands on not only their physical health...

Meet the developer group trying to break the mental health stigma in tech, where moving fast and breaking things leads developers to burnout and health issues. In 2013, developer Ed Finkler founded Open Sourcing Mental Illness (OSMI), an organization that promotes mental health in tech through online resources, handbooks, research, and speaking at tech conferences. OSMI data suggests that developers face higher rates of mental health issues than the general population. The group attributes this to how developers often find themselves working long hours with little sleep, leading to serious health risks and a heightened possibility of burnout.

Meet the developer group trying to break the mental health stigma in tech, where moving fast and breaking things leads developers to burnout and health issues — Business Insider In 2013, developer Ed Finkler founded Open Sourcing Mental Illness (OSMI), an organization that promotes mental health in tech through online resources, handbooks, research, and speaking at tech conferences. OSMI data suggests that developers face higher rates of mental health issues than the genera...

Ground Breaking CTE Research May Save the Game of Football?

Ground Breaking CTE Research May Save the Game of Football — One Foot Down Can Mercaptor Discoveries research save the game of football?

As Players Open Up, the NBA Tackles Mental Health A conversation with sports psychologist Dr Jennifer Carter about how the league is aiming to help its players, and what it might mean for amateur athletes.

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Brandon Brooks's exit from Sunday's game "connected" to anxiety issues — NBC Sports Eagles right guard Brandon Brooks has been open about the anxiety issues that caused him to miss games in the past and he's continuing to battle the problem this year. Brooks left Sunday's loss to the Seahawks in the first half with what the team called an illness. Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia In...

Scientists Now Know How Sleep Cleans Toxins From the Brain

Dementia in football: Former professional footballers are three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than people of the same age range in the general population, according to new research.

Dementia in football: Ex-players three and a half times more likely to die of condition — BBC News Former professional footballers are three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than people of the same age range in the general population, according to new research.