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What ancient myths can teach us about psychopathology and therapy today.

After head injuries were removed from the popular N.F.L. games, a nonprofit group found a visceral way to incorporate them.

As a linebacker tackles the New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo on a routine play, Skattebo’s head slams to the ground.

For millions of people who play the Madden NFL video game franchise, Skattebo will get up and continue the drive unhindered. Concussions do not exist alongside the game’s dislocated shoulders, broken ribs and ankle sprains.

But those players who have installed a free modification of the game will have a distorted experience. They may encounter blurred vision, light sensitivity, nausea, increased heart rate, headaches, shortness of breath, dizziness or tinnitus, the screen shaking as they hear a ringing sound.

The reach of the modification, or mod, that depicts common symptoms of concussions may be small, but its message is clear.

More than 142,000 post-9/11 veterans who screened positive for a possible deployment-related traumatic brain injury and agreed to a comprehensive VA evaluation did not ultimately receive one, according to a new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) watchdog report

Just when you thought the Australian Football League’s (AFL) management of concussion could not get murkier, news arrived yesterday the Geelong Football Club required a player with a history of concussions to sign a letter waiving their legal rights with respect to any future brain trauma.

Student View: My sister died during a mental health crisis after a concussion. I pushed for a new Colorado law to educate kids, coaches and families.

Every soccer season, athletes like me are taught to watch for headaches, dizziness and blurred vision after a concussion. But no one has ever taught many of us that a concussion can also affect our mental health. 

The cases of hundreds of players in rugby's multi-million-pound concussion legal battle remain in the balance.

After two days of proceedings at the High Court, the judge said he would reserve judgement on whether the claimants have complied with an order to provide documents surrounding the neurological testing process.

Senior Master Jeremy David Cook did not give a time frame for his decision, leaving both sides waiting for the next step of a legal battle that has already stretched six years.

The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services signed an agreement Monday to increase coordination on research into psychedelic drugs for treating veterans’ mental health disorders.

The son of England's 1966 World Cup winner Nobby Stiles is predicting an "epidemic" of brain injuries among players who head footballs, especially women.

The couple reconnected years after meeting in a Minnesota hospital, and bonded over their experiences: “I’ve dealt with that, sweetie. I understand that.”

A woman who was left paralysed on her left side after having a stroke has described music therapy as a "miracle".

Craig Ridenhour said military suicide is a "personal" issue for him.

Ridenhour is chair of the Tampa, Fla.-based nonprofit organization Stop Soldier Suicide, which works to dedicate each day to stopping soldier suicide. Studies, some released by the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies, have shown suicides being overwhelmingly linked to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).