For over two decades, the minority stress model has guided research on the health of
sexually-diverse individuals (those who are not exclusively heterosexual) and gender …

Abstract Background The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Kaiser Permanente
developed the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) scale to identify negative experiences …

Background Adversity experienced during childhood manifests deleteriously across the
lifespan. This study provides updated frequency estimates of ACEs using the most …

The operationalization of childhood trauma and adversity into checklists commonly known
as adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, has become the most widely adopted …

The term “toxic stress” refers to a wide array of biological changes that occur at the
molecular, cellular, and behavioral levels when there is prolonged or significant adversity in …

This article argues that it is still premature to start widespread screening for adverse
childhood experiences (ACE) in health care settings until we have answers to several …

Abstract 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 …

Introduction Current knowledge of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) relies on data
predominantly collected from white, middle-/upper-middle-class participants and focuses on …

This study examined the association of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with early-
onset chronic conditions. We analyzed data from the 2011–2012 Behavioral Risk Factor …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as childhood abuse, neglect, and household
dysfunction, have been identified as salient risk factors for adult depression. However, not all …