Self-reported exercise frequency and PTSD: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.

Thomas G AdamsJ ForteB M FogleS M SouthwickR H Pietrzak

Published in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (2020)

Results of this study suggest a "U-shaped" association between self-reported exercise frequency and the prevalence of probable PTSD among U.S. veterans. Veterans with probable PTSD were more likely than those without probable PTSD to report not exercising at all or exercising every day and were less likely to report exercising 1-6 days per week. Clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

Keyphrases

social support
posttraumatic stress disorder
physical activity
risk factors
climate change
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
depressive symptoms
body composition