Abstract
The world of competitive athletics is an arduous one. There are many great victories and many more losses. In an environment such as athletics, it is easy to overlook or try to push past issues pertaining to mental health, especially regarding depression. Depression in athletes can present as loss of motivation, loss of pleasure in their sport, isolating from their teammates, lack of concentration, or feeling worthless to themselves and the team. There are three different pathways of depression: the inflammatory pathway, gut microbiome imbalances, and irregular neurotransmitter levels. The focus of this research will be the Inflammation response to depression and the effect it has on physical health such as injuries and recovery in division 1 athletes. Quantifying injuries and related depressive symptoms via a survey distributed to all student athletes at a small mid-major university in the southeast United States.
How to Cite
Heintz, P., (2022) “Post-injury Depression and its impact on the Recovery of College Athletes”, Capstone, The UNC Asheville Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship 35(1).
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