Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults: The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study
Felitti, V.J., Anda, R.F., Nordenberg, D., Williamson, D.F., Spitz, A.M., Edwards, V., Koss, M.P., Marks, J.S. (1998) American Journal of Preventive Medicine , 14(4) , 245-258
Abstract
Landmark retrospective cohort study of 9,508 adults assessing adverse childhood experiences and their relationship to adult health outcomes. A graded dose-response relationship was found between the number of ACE categories and leading causes of death in adults.
Keywords
adverse childhood experiencesACE studychildhood abusepublic healthepidemiology
Psychology