Review Finds That Children Develop Mental Health Challenges Post-Concussion
A recent literature review conducted by researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has discovered that mental health should be assessed as part of pediatric concussion management and assessment. The review was reported in the “British Journal of Sports Medicine.” Alice Gornall, a PhD candidate from Monash University and a researcher from MCRI, stated that the relationship between mental health and delayed recovery wasn’t well understood, despite the fact that many mental health and post-concussion symptoms overlap. The researchers reviewed 69 articles published from 1980 to 2020. The articles involved more than 89,000 children who had experienced concussions. The children…