RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The National Football League and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Legal Implications
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 430
OP 436
VO 41
IS 3
A1 Korngold, Caleb
A1 Farrell, Helen M.
A1 Fozdar, Manish
YR 2013
UL http://jaapl.org/content/41/3/430.abstract
AB The growing awareness of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has the potential to change the public perception and on-field rules of the 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.