Retrospective chart review-based assessment scale for adverse childhood events and experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are highly prevalent in the general population, and their lifelong impact on physical and mental health is profound. In assessing ACEs, it is vital to consider the pathways and modalities by which an individual internalizes events as an adverse experience and its effects on their biological, psychological, and social function. However, conventional assessments of ACEs are inadequate in that they do not comprehensively assess the source of the adverse event and the pathway and mode of its impact on the individual.

Methods

This study developed an original scale for ACEs that classifies the source of the event and the pathway and mode of its impact on the individual from a retrospective review of medical charts. We also used this scale t

SUBMITTER: Yamagishi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11114386 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature