National Public Radio’s “What Shapes Health” series recently revived the discussion on Adverse Childhood Experiences, a study conducted in the 1990s by Dr. Vincent Felitti and Dr. Rob Anda.
The study was based on the ACE test, which surveys participants for 10 different types of adverse childhood experiences — ranging from abuse to losing a parent. The test assigns the participant one point for every category of adverse experience they have undergone as a child. A higher score indicates more adverse experiences.
Felitti and Anda report a positive correlation between participants’ childhood abuse history and negative health outcomes such as heart disease, post-traumatic stress disorder and even cancer.
[For more of this story, written by Vaness Braganza, go to http://www.cavalierdaily.com/a...ace-for-adult-health]
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