Physical Activity and Suicidal Ideation Among Gulf War Era Veterans

McRae Calhoun, Jack D. Wiese, Samantha J. Meckes, Jeremy L. Grove, Kirsten H. Dillon, Mary J. Pugh, Nathan A. Kimbrel, Tate F. Halverson, Davidson College, Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, and Clinical Center, VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on May 14, 2025

Abstract

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Volume 20, Issue 6, Page 919-929, August 2026.
This study from a national sample of Gulf War Veterans (N= 1098) examined the association between physical activity level and (a) past-year suicidal ideation and (b) risk for suicidal behavior as defined by a score of>7 on the Suicidal Behaviors ...