The history of multiple adverse childhood experiences in patients with schizophrenia is associated with more severe symptomatology and suicidal behavior with gender-specific characteristics

Currently, e-cigarettes are the most popular tobacco product among adolescents. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and dual use in a sample of adolescents in Bangkok, Thailand. The sample comprises 6167 students from 48 schools (grades 9, 11, and vocational year 2) who participated in the 2019 round of the Behavior Surveillance Survey. History of 11 ACEs was used to calculate a cumulative ACE score (range 0-11). Multinomial logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between history of ACEs and smoking. In the sample, 7.0% reported using e-cigarettes only and 9.5% used e-cigarettes and cigarettes (dual use). After controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, history of ACEs was associated with increased odds of dual use. The odds of cigarette, e-cigarette, and dual use was significantly greater if the adolescent had a history of ≥4 ACEs. Special attention is needed to prevent smoking of different types among those with a history of ACEs.

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Disparities in Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Individuals With a History of Military Service

JAMA Psychiatry ◽

10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.724 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 71 (9) ◽

pp. 1041 ◽

Cited By ~ 99

Author(s):

John R. Blosnich ◽

Melissa E. Dichter ◽

Catherine Cerulli ◽

Sonja V. Batten ◽

Robert M. Bossarte

Keyword(s):

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Military Service ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

History Of

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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Intimate Partner Violence; Findings From a Community Sample of Hispanic Young Adults

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/08862605211035881 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088626052110358

Author(s):

Myriam Forster ◽

Christopher J. Rogers ◽

Bethany Rainisch ◽

Timothy Grigsby ◽

Carmen De La Torre ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Young Adults ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Negative Binomial ◽

The United States ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

History Of

In the United States, a substantial proportion of the adult population (36% of women and 34% of men) from all socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds report experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) over the life course. Family risk factors have been linked to adolescent and young adult IPV involvement, yet few studies have examined the effect of multiple, co-occurring adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the stability and change of IPV behaviors over young adulthood—the period of highest risk for IPV. We investigated the relationship between the degree of ACE exposure and IPV victimization and perpetration at age 22 and two years later at age 24 among a sample of Hispanic young adults ( N= 1,273) in Southern California. Negative binomial regression models compared the incident rate ratio (IRR) of past-year verbal and physical IPV victimization and perpetration of respondents with 1–3 ACE and with ≥4 ACE to their peers who reported no history of ACE cross-sectionally (age 22) and longitudinally (age 24). At age 22, participants with 1–3 and ≥4 ACE were overrepresented in all IPV behaviors and had higher IRRs of verbal and physical victimization and perpetration compared to their peers with no ACE. By age 24, respondents with a history of ≥4 ACE were at significantly greater risk for escalating IPV behaviors over this time period than their peers with 1–3 ACE and no ACE. These findings highlight the importance of investing in coordinated efforts to develop strategies that help young people cope with the downstream effects of early life adversity. Research should continue to identify what individual, community, and cultural assets that promote resilience and are promising foci of IPV prevention approaches among vulnerable populations.

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Including Adverse Childhood Experiences Content in the HBSE Course for BSW Students

Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work ◽

10.18084/1084-7219.24.1.153 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 153-166

Author(s):

Lisa S. Panisch ◽

Karen A. Randolph ◽

Shamra Boel-Studt

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Childhood Adversity ◽

Social Work Students ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Standard Requirement ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

History Of ◽

Generalist Practice ◽

Work Education

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) negatively affect biopsychosocial development and functioning across the lifespan. Social workers in generalist practice are likely to serve individuals with a history of childhood adversity. Currently, there is no standard requirement for the topic of ACEs to be addressed in baccalaureate social work education. Our teaching note addresses this gap in the curriculum by establishing a need for baccalaureate social work students to receive trauma-specific education early in their academic careers. Human Behavior in the Social Environment is proposed as a course in which this content can be easily incorporated. Recommendations for future directions are provided.

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The relationship of adverse childhood experiences to a history of premature death of family members

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/1471-2458-9-106 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 78

Author(s):

Robert F Anda ◽

Maxia Dong ◽

David W Brown ◽

Vincent J Felitti ◽

Wayne H Giles ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Family Members ◽

Premature Death ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

History Of ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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Suicide in Mexican Prisons: Mental Health Symptomology and Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Behavior

The Prison Journal ◽

10.1177/00328855211060319 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 101 (6) ◽

pp. 675-698

Author(s):

Berenice Pérez-Ramírez ◽

Juan J. Barthelemy ◽

Robin E. Gearing ◽

Lindamarie Olson ◽

Natalia Giraldo-Santiago ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Suicidal Behavior ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Suicide Risk ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

Male Prisoners ◽

Growing Population

In Mexico, suicide and suicidal behaviors (SB) have increased 275% since 1990. Prisoners constitute a growing population in Mexico and have been identified as high suicide risk. Using a sample of 194 male prisoners, we measure what demographics and mental health symptomology are associated with suicidal ideation (SI) and SB, and identify what demographics and mental health symptomology predict SI and SB. Global Severity and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) were significant predictors of experiencing SI, whereas global severity, ACEs, and age were significant predictors of experiencing SB. Findings support increased identification and comprehensive mental health services addressing suicidality in prisons.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences, Brain Development, and Mental Health: A Call for Neurocounseling

Journal of Mental Health Counseling ◽

10.17744/mehc.40.3.07 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

pp. 266-278 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Carryl P. Navalta ◽

Lesley McGee ◽

Jolene Underwood

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Brain Structures ◽

Cumulative Exposure ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Psychotherapeutic Interventions ◽

Ace Study ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

Health Related ◽

History Of

The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study provided compelling evidence that abuse, neglect, and other ACEs are the most potent risk factors for the development of health, mental health, and substance use problems. Such negative health-related outcomes parallel the cumulative exposure of the developing brain to the stress response, with resulting impairment in multiple brain structures and functions. Collectively, these sequelae can manifest during childhood, adolescence, or adulthood. We and others have posited that counseling and other psychotherapeutic interventions need to address the individual's multilayered ecology (i.e., biological, psychological, social, cultural/contextual). Neurocounseling can provide a heuristic framework to more effectively assess, conceptualize, and counsel people with a history of ACEs. We provide an update of the clinical neuroscience of ACEs and its implications for counseling, including how contemporary interventions (e.g., mindfulness) can potentially have positive benefits for such individuals.

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