This week, Paola and Taylor want to talk about your ACE score - and no, we don't mean tennis. We want to explore one of the first studies to connect childhood trauma to negative health outcomes in adulthood. Today's study is often referred to as the ACE study, as it examines how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can affect our long-term health outcomes in adulthood. It turns out, that childhood adversity may be a stepping stone to some of the leading causes of death in America. The study examines seven ACEs: psychological abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse, as well as exposure to household substance use, household mental illness, household incarceration, and domestic violence. Tune in to hear just how these researchers uncovered a connection between childhood trauma and adversity to negative health outcomes in adulthood.
Today's study is called, "Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults" by Vincent J. Felitti, Robert F. Anda, Dale Nordenberg, David F. Williamson, Alison M. Spitz, Valerie Edwards, Mary P. Koss, & James S. Marks. It was organized by the Center for Disease Control and Kaiser Permanente and published in 1998. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00017-8
If you would like to explore your own Adverse Childhood Experiences score: click here. (Please note: the study we discuss today had ACE Questionnaire scores between 0-7. The current version of the ACE Questionnaire has scores between 0-10, as it has three additional adverse childhood experiences including emotional disconnection, neglect, and parental separation in questions 4, 5, & 6.)
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