TY - JOUR UR - https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.251v1 DO - 10.7287/peerj.preprints.251v1 TI - Effects of repeated head trauma causing mental health problems including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in athletes AU - Briles,Mason W DA - 2014/02/19 PY - 2014 KW - Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy KW - concussion KW - head trauma KW - athlete KW - CTE KW - contact sports KW - combat sports AB - This paper focuses on the effects of repeated head trauma in athletes and how these repetitive blows to the head are causing a range of mental health problems. The primary focus, in terms of problems addressed, is chronic traumatic encephalopathy (often referred to as CTE) in the population of athletes, especially those participating in contact and combat sports. The disorders covered are caused by the cumulative effects of both concussive and sub-concussive blows to the head over a period of time. VL - 2 SP - e251v1 T2 - PeerJ PrePrints JO - PeerJ PrePrints J2 - PeerJ PrePrints SN - 2167-9843 ER -