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Hudziak Discusses Study Findings about Impact of Sports on Depression in Boys on VPR

May 6, 2019 by Jennifer Nachbur

(MAY 6, 2019) James Hudziak, M.D., professor of psychiatry and director of child psychiatry, discussed findings from an article he coauthored in the May 2019 issue of Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, on Vermont Public Radio.

James Hudziak, M.D.

(MAY 6, 2019) James Hudziak, M.D., professor of psychiatry and director of child psychiatry, discussed findings from an article he coauthored in the May 2019 issue of Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, on Vermont Public Radio. Hudziak and his colleagues examined data from the nationwide Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study to determine if there were any correlations between team sport participation, brain development, and depression. The researchers noted a decrease in depression among boys who participated in team sports. Listen to "UVM Study Links Participation In Team Sports To Decrease In Depression Among Boys ."