[Editor's note: Dr. Harise Stein at Stanford University edits a web site --abuseresearch.info -- that focuses on the health effects of abuse, and includes research articles on ACEs. Every month, she will post the summaries of the abstracts and links to research articles that address only ACEs. Thank you, Harise!! -- Jane Stevens]
Sofer D.
The Lifelong Reverberations of Toxic Stress. Am J Nurs. 2019 Jan;119(1):22-23. PMID: 30589695
Concise, easily readable two-page explanation of toxic stress, ACEs, health consequences, and the role of pediatric screening. This could be a useful resource on this topic for introductory education and awareness of healthcare personnel.
Brown RC, Plener PL, Braehler E, Fegert JM, Huber-Lang M.
Associations of adverse childhood experiences and bullying on physical pain in the general population of Germany. J Pain Res. 2018 Dec 6;11:3099-3108. PMID: 30584352
From a national randomized study of German adults, mean age 48.3 years, despite controlling for depression and anxiety scores, a significant correlation was found between increasing chronic pain and number of ACEs, as well as to a lesser extent a history of being bullied. Effect size was strongest for emotional abuse.
Lei MK, Beach SRH, Simons RL.
Childhood trauma, pubertal timing, and cardiovascular risk in adulthood. Health Psychol. 2018 Jul;37(7):613-617. PMID: 29672100
Using data from a family health study of 405 African Americans, and controlling for a variety of health-related issues and health behaviors, authors show that early adverse childhood trauma experiences led to early pubertal maturation for both girls and boys, which was associated with increased symptoms of cardiovascular risk in young adulthood (BMI, blood pressure, diabetes marker).
Clements-Nolle K, Waddington R.
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Psychological Distress in Juvenile Offenders: The Protective Influence of Resilience and Youth Assets. Journal of Adolesc Health. 2019 Jan;64(1):49-55. PMID: 30579436
For 429 adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system, the mean ACE score was 3.7 and 52.8% reported four or more ACEs. Higher ACE score was associated with increased risk for psychological distress, however high internal resilience and school connectedness significantly reduced the relationship between high ACE exposure and psychological distress.
Houtepen LC, Heron J, Suderman MJ, Tilling K, Howe LD.
Adverse childhood experiences in the children of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Wellcome Open Res. 2018 Aug 30;3:106. PMID: 30569020
Authors describe the use of the ALSPAC dataset with an expanded ACE screen for timing of ACE exposures between birth and 16 years, leading to a cumulative total adversity score. This is an open dataset available for research purposes.
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