Importance Childhood maltreatment is associated with mental illness. Researchers,
clinicians, and public health professionals use prospective or retrospective measures …

Background Research on positive childhood experiences (PCEs) as counterparts to
childhood adversity has surged in the last five years. A systematic review of the additive and …

Discovering the processes through which early adverse experiences affect children's
nervous-system development, health, and behavior is critically important for developing …

The high prevalence and psychological impact of childhood exposure to potentially
traumatic events (PTE) is a major public health concern in the United States. Considerable …

Does psychopathology develop as a function of the objective or subjective experience of
childhood maltreatment? To address this question, we studied a unique cohort of 1,196 …

Advances in developmental resilience science are highlighted with commentary on
implications for pediatric systems that aspire to promote healthy development over the life …

Background Although many meta-analyses have examined the association between
childhood sexual abuse and subsequent outcomes, the scope, validity, and quality of this …

Background Adverse childhood experience (ACE) scores have become a common
approach for considering childhood adversities and are highly influential in public policy and …

Stress can influence health throughout the lifespan, yet there is little agreement about what
types and aspects of stress matter most for human health and disease. This is in part …

Background A growing body of research identifies the harmful effects that adverse childhood
experiences (ACEs; occurring during childhood or adolescence; eg, child maltreatment or …