Recognizing the Symptoms of Mental Illness following Concussions in the Sports Community: A Need for Improvement

• Main Authors: Jane Topolovec-Vranic, Stanley Zhang, Hatty Wong, Emily Lam, Rowan Jing, Kelly Russell, Michael D Cusimano, Canadian Brain Injury and Violence Research Team
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Northwest Territories
• Online Access: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0141699; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0141699&type=printable

Objective: To evaluate the awareness of concussion-related symptoms amongst members of the sports community in Canada. Methods: A cross-sectional national electronic survey was conducted. Youth athletes, parents, coaches and medical professionals across Canada were recruited through mailing lists fr...