A thorough adult trauma evaluation used for legal testimony should include a thorough assessment of adverse childhood ...

The term "adverse childhood experience ... In the original study of childhood experiences, begun in 1995 by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Kaiser Permanente, two-thirds of the ...

As a consequence, victims of childhood abuse may continue to experience long-standing negative sequelae into adulthood, and they are over-represented in populations with psychiatric illness.

(KFSN) -- According to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in six adults say they had four or more types of adverse childhood experiences. "It affects all ages ...

The findings showed that adverse childhood experiences increased adulthood levels of threat sensitivity and depression. However, only threat sensitivity was associated with defensive gun use.