Assessing the Foundational Studies on Adverse Childhood Experiences

The Impact of Adverse Experiences in Childhood Relationships on the Mental Health of University Students

Background and Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of adverse experiences in childhood experiences (relational ACEs) in family and school settings, among university students, and investigate how they affect the students’ negative health outcomes including depression, anxiety, suicidal attitude, lifetime serious suicidal thought (LSST). Methods: In this study, 524 students ...

Adverse childhood experiences and hallucinations.

OBJECTIVE Little information is available about the contribution of multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to the likelihood of reporting hallucinations. We used data from the ACE study to assess this relationship. METHODS We conducted a survey about childhood abuse and household dysfunction while growing up, with questions about health behaviors and outcomes in adulthood, which was co...

Adverse childhood experiences and trauma.

Trauma is any event, usually a non-ordinary one, that harms the body, self, or spirit. It covers a broad range of hurtful experiences, including traumas that involve the physical, sexual, mental, or emotional realms of our being.1,2 In their article in this issue, Felitti et al.3 report various common and less common kinds of trauma that occur regularly in this and other countries today. They c...

Improving the adverse childhood experiences study scale.

OBJECTIVE To test and improve upon the list of adverse childhood experiences from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study scale by examining the ability of a broader range to correlate with mental health symptoms. DESIGN Nationally representative sample of children and adolescents. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Telephone interviews with a nationally representative sample of 2030 youth aged...

Adverse childhood experiences, obesity, and liver disease.