The adverse childhood experiences questionnaire: Two decades of research on childhood trauma as a primary cause of adult mental illness, addiction, and medical diseases
Objective. In 1998, Felitti and colleagues published the first study of the Adverse Childhood Experiences-Questionnaire (ACE-Q), a 10-item scale used to correlate childhood maltreatment and adverse rearing contexts with adult health outcomes. This paper qualitatively reviews nearly two decades of re...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-01-01
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Series: | Cogent Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2019.1581447 |