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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Main Authors: Emily M. Zarse, Mallory R. Neff, Rachel Yoder, Leslie Hulvershorn, Joanna E. Chambers, R. Andrew Chambers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Cogent Medicine
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2019.1581447