Adverse Childhood Experiences Predict Common Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Health Conditions among U.S. Children.

ABSTRACT: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have a significant but variable effect on childhood neurodevelopment. The purpose of this study was to quantify and compare the associations between "household challenge" ACEs and common childhood neurodevelopmental and behavioral health conditions, using nationally representative U.S. This study used data from the 2016-2019 National Survey of Children's Health, a nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional survey. Seven household challenge ACEs (not including child maltreatment) were reported by parents/guardians: parental death, incarceration, divorce/separation, family violence, mental illness, substance abuse, and poverty. Logistic regression with sample weights was used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) for 15 parent-reported neurodevelopmenta

SUBMITTER: Zarei K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8471662 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature