Citation

Korngold C, Farrell HM, Fozdar M. J. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law 2013; 41(3): 430-436.

Affiliation

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 173 Commonwealth Avenue, 5R, Boston, MA 02116. hfarrell@bidmc.harvard.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Publisher American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

24051597

Abstract

The growing awareness of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has the potential to change the public perception and on-field rules of the U.S. National Football League (NFL). More than 3,000 ex-NFL players or their relatives are engaged in litigation alleging that the NFL failed to acknowledge and address the neuropsychiatric risks associated with brain injuries that result from playing in the NFL. This article explores the intersection between the medical and legal aspects of CTE in the NFL from a forensic psychiatry perspective.

Keywords: American football;

Language: en