Date of Award

Summer 8-19-2017

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D. in Clinical Psycholgoy

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

Jenny Cornish

Second Advisor

Ragnar Storaasli

Third Advisor

Joy Goldberg

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords

Sports related concussions, Gender, High school

Abstract

Growing research on both the immediate and long-term effects of sports-related concussions (SRCs) in professional athletes has called attention not only to understanding the impact of concussions in high school athletes, but has also focused on understanding how SRCs may impact female athletes differently than male athletes (Covassin & Elbin, 2011; Kirkwood, Yeates, & Wilson, 2006). There are many studies that have highlighted the neurocognitive, academic, and socioemotional implications of these brain injuries on developing youth, but there are few studies that focus on gender differences in adolescent athletes (Daneshvar, Nowinski, McKee, & Cantu, 2011; Kirkwood, et al., 2006). Understanding how sports-related concussions impact males and females differently can be crucial in approaching diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of these issues, outline considerations for the field, provide recommendations for treatment providers, and share some case illustrations.

Copyright Date

6-30-2017

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Rights Holder

Hillary Grady-Speckhals

Provenance

Received from Author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

28 pgs

File Size

6.2 MB

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