Association between posttraumatic stress disorder and lack of exercise, poor diet, obesity, and co-occuring smoking: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Health Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 407-416

  van den Berk Clark, Carissa ^a   Secrest, Scott ^a   Walls, Jesse ^a   Hallberg, Ellen ^a   Lustman, Patrick J ^b,c   Schneider, F David ^a,d   Scherrer, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Medical Center   (United States)

^d University of Texas Southwestern   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiometabolic disease; Diet; Exercise; PTSD; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTHY DIET; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 85046024747     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000593     Document Type: Article

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