2025
Does intimate partner violence mediate the association between adverse childhood experiences and internalizing symptomatology in women? A mediation meta-analysis
Martini J, Deneault A, Zhu J, Racine N, Fearon P, Madigan S, Jenkins J. Does intimate partner violence mediate the association between adverse childhood experiences and internalizing symptomatology in women? A mediation meta-analysis. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 119742. PMID: 40550278, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.119742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse childhood experiencesInternalizing symptomatologyIntimate partner violenceTest moderationAssociated with internalizing symptomatologyChildhood experiencesAdverse childhood experience itemsPartner violenceMeta-analyticallySymptomatologyStructural equation modeling approachMethodological factorsIndirect pathwaysEffect sizePath modelFemale participantsStructural equationModeratelyPsychopathologySociodemographic factorsViolenceAssociationMASEMItemsAge of female participantsAdverse Childhood Experiences and Familial Factors in Adolescent Suicidality
Park B, Goger P, Cha C. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Familial Factors in Adolescent Suicidality. Graduate Student Journal Of Psychology 2025, 24 DOI: 10.52214/gsjp.v24i.13530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerceived parental criticismAdverse childhood experiencesSI severitySuicidal ideationGeneral Functioning ScaleFamily functioningChildhood experiencesPerceived Criticism MeasureCognitive risk factorsAdolescent suicidal ideationFamily factorsSelf-report measuresSuicidal Ideation QuestionnaireCommunity-based adolescentsAdolescent suicide riskAdverse Childhood Experiences QuestionnaireChildhood Experiences QuestionnaireImpact of adverse childhood experiencesParental criticismEmotional neglectSuicide attemptsSuicide riskAdolescent suicideEmotional abuseRisk factorsIdentifying subgroups of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in adult general hospital attendees: associations with mental and physical health measures
Saunders R, Nolte T, Osborn T, Delamain H, Riedl D, Fonagy P, Lampe A. Identifying subgroups of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in adult general hospital attendees: associations with mental and physical health measures. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2025, 187: 291-298. PMID: 40408977, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse childhood experiencesACE clustersHealth outcomesHealth conditionsAssessment of adverse childhood experiencesCombinations of adverse childhood experiencesIncreased ACE exposurePhysical health measuresChildhood experiencesPhysical health conditionsMental health conditionsPhysical health outcomesAdult health outcomesHigh adverse childhood experiencesAustrian university hospitalLogistic regression modelsACE exposureMental healthHealth measuresSubgroups of individualsOdds ratioLatent class analysisPrevention strategiesOutpatient departmentHospital attendeesAssociations of Childhood Adversity and Polygenic Scores with Substance Use Initiation and Disorder Severity
SooHoo J, Davis C, Han A, Jinwala Z, Gelernter J, Feinn R, Kranzler H. Associations of Childhood Adversity and Polygenic Scores with Substance Use Initiation and Disorder Severity. Psychological Medicine 2025, 55: e132. PMID: 40314172, PMCID: PMC12094658, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291725001163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAdverse Childhood ExperiencesAlcoholismBlack or African AmericanFemaleGene-Environment InteractionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMarijuana AbuseMiddle AgedMultifactorial InheritanceOpioid-Related DisordersSeverity of Illness IndexSubstance-Related DisordersWhiteYoung AdultConceptsSubstance use disorder severitySubstance use disordersAdverse childhood experiencesGene-by-environment interactionsSubstance use initiationPolygenic scoresOpioid use disorderUse disorderEUR individualsAssociated with AUD severityCannabis use disorderAssociated with adverse childhood experiencesSeverity of alcoholismLatent factorsSubstance use disorder riskGene-environment correlationAssociation of childhood adversityAssociation of adverse childhood experiencesAncestry groupsAUD severityDisorder severityChildhood adversityPolygenic riskChildhood experiencesEnvironmental influencesThe role of sleep deficiency in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and early adolescent pain outcomes
Senger‐Carpenter T, Zhang A, Ordway M, Stoddard S, Voepel‐Lewis T. The role of sleep deficiency in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and early adolescent pain outcomes. JCPP Advances 2025 DOI: 10.1002/jcv2.70011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of adverse childhood experiencesAdverse childhood experiencesPersistent/recurrent painEarly childhood ACEsChildhood experiencesSleep deficiencySleep durationAssessment of sleep durationEarly ACEsEffects of depressionMediation effect of depressionSubgroups of youthHigher sleep qualityPain outcomesAnxiety/depression symptomsSleep subgroupsDepressive symptomsInsufficient sleep durationStructural equation modelingOdds ratioAnxietyDepressionSubgroup comparisonsMediation effectAnnual assessmentsTraining School-Based Health Clinicians in New Mexico Regarding Adverse Childhood Experiences
Katzman J, Tomedi L, Chari K, Pandey N, Del Fabbro A, Ramos M, Kazhe-Dominguez B. Training School-Based Health Clinicians in New Mexico Regarding Adverse Childhood Experiences. Healthcare 2025, 13: 638. PMID: 40150488, PMCID: PMC11942032, DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13060638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool-based health centersAdverse childhood experiencesHealth professionalsHealth cliniciansTelementoring programRural stateChildhood experiencesPrevalence of adverse childhood experiencesPoor mental healthCapacity-building modelECHO programHealth centersMental healthPre/post surveyCase-based learningChronic painSubstance useHealthCliniciansHigh riskParticipantsProfessionalsTraumatic experiencesYouthProgramDifferentiating U.S. military women veterans with suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and no suicidal ideation or attempts
Presseau C, Fischer I, Aunon F, Webermann A, Pietrzak R. Differentiating U.S. military women veterans with suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and no suicidal ideation or attempts. Military Psychology 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-11. PMID: 40036151, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2025.2472558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuicidal ideationWomen veteransActivities of daily livingSuicide risk groupSuicide-related outcomesLifetime suicidal ideationSubstance use disordersAdverse childhood experiencesU.S. women veteransDepressive disorderSI/SAIdeationChildhood experiencesIntervention effortsTrauma burdenInstrumental activities of daily livingSuicideVeteransMultinomial logistic regression analysisPost-hocDisordersExamined sociodemographicsHealth characteristicsDaily livingLogistic regression analysisA multicenter cross-sectional study of gambling disorder among patients with methamphetamine use disorder in drug rehabilitation centers: prevalence, correlates, and network analysis
Peng P, Hao Y, Zhang X, Ma Y, Liu X, Shen D, Shen W, Zhao B, Li D, Beck S, Nunez Y, Potenza M, Gelernter J, Liu T, Yang B. A multicenter cross-sectional study of gambling disorder among patients with methamphetamine use disorder in drug rehabilitation centers: prevalence, correlates, and network analysis. Annals Of General Psychiatry 2025, 24: 12. PMID: 40033412, PMCID: PMC11877697, DOI: 10.1186/s12991-025-00546-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSemi-Structured Assessment for Drug Dependence and AlcoholismDSM-5 diagnostic criteriaGambling disorderDSM-5Antisocial personality disorderMethamphetamine use disorderSubstance use disordersDiagnostic criteriaPersonality disorderBridge symptomsDepressive episodeDrug rehabilitation centersCentral symptomsPsychiatric diagnosisGambling durationUse disorderSelf-harmChildhood experiencesMethamphetamineAlcohol useViolent experiencesDisordersManifest symptomsChinese versionMDEBuilding Community Resilience Through Trauma-Informed Solutions: Lessons Learned from a Social Accelerator in Rural North Carolina
Elliott A, Jana B, Vu T, Rush M, Belk A, Emmerling D, Jagannathan V, Saeugling S, Hatcher A. Building Community Resilience Through Trauma-Informed Solutions: Lessons Learned from a Social Accelerator in Rural North Carolina. Community Mental Health Journal 2025, 61: 962-972. PMID: 39939435, PMCID: PMC12126357, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-024-01435-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRural North CarolinaCommunity organizationsNegative health outcomesAdverse childhood experiencesCohort of participantsEdgecombe CountyIn-depth interviewsHealth outcomesNorth CarolinaRural settingsProgram staffSocial accelerationCommunity resilienceQualitative interviewsTrauma-informedPerceived outcomesChildhood experiencesRural communitiesPeople of colorIntergenerational traumaLocal high schoolBuilding community resilienceParticipantsStaffCommunity tiesAdverse childhood experiences, anger, and violence among justice-involved youth: A network analysis
Li N, Shelton M, Grigorenko E. Adverse childhood experiences, anger, and violence among justice-involved youth: A network analysis. Child Abuse & Neglect 2025, 161: 107301. PMID: 39929035, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViolent offendersAdverse childhood experiencesLikelihood of violent offendingPhysical abuseJuvenile justice systemJuvenile probation departmentChildhood experiencesPhysical neglectCriminogenic needsJustice systemProbation departmentsOffendersImpact of angerEmotional abuseJIYParental separation/divorceAbuseEarly adverse experiencesUnited StatesAngerYouthEvidence-based interventionsNeglectEnvironmental risksAdverse experiencesCriminal Justice System Involvement Among U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Mental Health Burden
Meisler A, Gianoli M, Pietrzak R. Criminal Justice System Involvement Among U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Mental Health Burden. Criminal Justice And Behavior 2025, 52: 555-570. DOI: 10.1177/00938548241313383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJustice system involvementU.S. military veteransMilitary veteransLifetime substance use disorderSubstance use disordersCriminal justice system involvementCurrent substance useAdverse childhood experiencesMental health burdenAssociated with current substance useSuicidal ideationLifetime traumaPopulation-based findingsTreatment utilizationCumulative traumaU.S. veteransSubstance useChildhood experiencesVeteransNationally representative sampleRepresentative sampleSystem involvementRacial/ethnic minoritiesIdeationHealth burdenThe impact of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status on early adolescent sleep disturbances for youth exposed to adverse childhood experiences
Senger-Carpenter T, Voepel-Lewis T, Stoddard S, Zhang A, Ordway M. The impact of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status on early adolescent sleep disturbances for youth exposed to adverse childhood experiences. Child Abuse & Neglect 2025, 160: 107236. PMID: 39754988, PMCID: PMC11792094, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinically significant sleep disturbanceCommunity socioeconomic statusAdverse childhood experiencesSocioeconomic statusSignificant sleep disturbanceImpact of raceFamily socioeconomic statusSleep disturbanceAdverse childhood experience exposureChildhood experiencesAdjusted odds ratiosMixed effects logistic regression modelsEffects logistic regression modelsMultilevel mixed effects logistic regression modelsSleep Disturbance ScaleInteractive effects of raceAdolescent sleep disturbancesLogistic regression modelsAffecting sleep disturbanceEffects of raceSecondary analysisOdds ratioDisturbance ScaleConfidence intervalsAged 9
2024
Correction: Using systems-mapping to address Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and trauma: A qualitative study of stakeholder experiences
Vu T, Bishop J, McGill L, Valmadrid L, Golden S, Emmerling D, Saeugling S, Jagannathan V. Correction: Using systems-mapping to address Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and trauma: A qualitative study of stakeholder experiences. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0315261. PMID: 39636803, PMCID: PMC11620363, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCan a warm and supportive adult protect against mental health problems amongst children with experience of adversity? A twin‐differences study
Stock S, Lacey R, Arseneault L, Caspi A, Crush E, Danese A, Latham R, Moffitt T, Newbury J, Schaefer J, Fisher H, Baldwin J. Can a warm and supportive adult protect against mental health problems amongst children with experience of adversity? A twin‐differences study. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2024, 66: 650-658. PMID: 39532290, PMCID: PMC12018152, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.14070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health problemsAdverse childhood experiencesMaternal warmthMental healthHealth problemsAdult supportEnvironmental confoundersTwin-difference analysesChildren exposed to adversityAssociated with mental health problemsAdverse childhood experience exposureLevels of mental health problemsTwin differences designExposure to adverse childhood experiencesPopulation-representative birth cohortImprove mental healthSame-sex twinsAged 5Experiences of adversityApparent protective effectHeritable vulnerabilityChild reportsSpeech samplesChildhood experiencesCo-twinWhy do prospective and retrospective measures of childhood maltreatment differ? Qualitative analyses in a cohort study
Coleman O, Baldwin J, Moffitt T, Arseneault L, Fisher H, Rose-Clarke K, Danese A. Why do prospective and retrospective measures of childhood maltreatment differ? Qualitative analyses in a cohort study. Child Abuse & Neglect 2024, 157: 107070. PMID: 39366249, PMCID: PMC12139143, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeasures of maltreatmentInterview notesSelf-reportRetrospective measuresEnvironmental Risk Longitudinal Twin StudyAged 5Accuracy of self-reportProspective measuresCategories of themesMaltreatmentFramework analysisCaregiver interviewsChildhood maltreatmentChildhood experiencesCohort studyLongitudinal Twin StudyQualitative dataInterviewsTwin studiesChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireGroup of individualsParticipantsTrauma QuestionnaireSource of disagreementQualitative analysisRevisiting the use of adverse childhood experience screening in healthcare settings
Danese A, Asmussen K, MacLeod J, Meehan A, Sears J, Slopen N, Smith P, Sweeney A. Revisiting the use of adverse childhood experience screening in healthcare settings. Nature Reviews Psychology 2024, 3: 729-740. DOI: 10.1038/s44159-024-00362-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse childhood experiences screenAdverse childhood experiencesImprove population mental healthMitigate adverse childhood experiencesPoor mental health outcomesPopulation mental healthMental health conditionsMental health decisionsMental health outcomesPublic health effortsDelivery of targeted interventionsModifiable risk factorsHealth outcomesMental illnessHealthcare settingsHealth effortsMental healthHealth decisionsHealth conditionsScreening measuresIntervention selectionImprove current practicesChildhood experiencesRisk factorsIndividual riskImpact of adverse childhood experiences on risk for internalizing psychiatric disorders in youth at clinical high-risk for psychosis
Giampetruzzi E, Walker E, Addington J, Bearden C, Cadenhead K, Cannon T, Cornblatt B, Keshavan M, Mathalon D, Perkins D, Stone W, Woods S, LoPilato A. Impact of adverse childhood experiences on risk for internalizing psychiatric disorders in youth at clinical high-risk for psychosis. Psychiatry Research 2024, 342: 116214. PMID: 39368239, PMCID: PMC11617268, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse childhood experiencesClinical high riskEffects of protective factorsInternalizing disordersDepressive disorderCHR-PEmotional neglectSelf-harm/suicideProtective factorsChildhood experiencesHigher levels of adverse childhood experiencesHistory of depressive disorderSexual abuseLevels of adverse childhood experiencesInternalizing psychiatric disordersChildhood sexual abusePresence of protective factorsImpact of adverse childhood experiencesAnxiety disordersAdministered measuresPsychiatric diagnosisPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric outcomesChild adversitySubstance useAnxiety and Depression Symptoms, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Persistent/Recurrent Pain Across Early Adolescence
Senger-Carpenter T, Zhang A, Ordway M, Stoddard S, Voepel-Lewis T. Anxiety and Depression Symptoms, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Persistent/Recurrent Pain Across Early Adolescence. Academic Pediatrics 2024, 25: 102568. PMID: 39197577, PMCID: PMC12107620, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse childhood experiencesPersistent/recurrent painDepressive symptomsAdverse childhood experience exposureEffects of adverse childhood experiencesChildhood experiencesPain frequencyACE exposurePain outcomesAnxiety/depression symptomsEarly adolescenceChild Behavior ChecklistPainIndirect associationsAnxietyStudy periodBehavior ChecklistSymptomsAdolescentsDepressionYouthStructural equation modelingAnxiety/depressionIncreased probabilityHigher levelsMaternal adverse childhood experiences and infant visual-limbic white matter development
Demers C, Hankin B, Haase M, Todd E, Hoffman M, Epperson C, Styner M, Davis E. Maternal adverse childhood experiences and infant visual-limbic white matter development. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 367: 49-57. PMID: 39191307, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal adverse childhood experiencesAdverse childhood experiencesInferior longitudinal fasciculusFractional anisotropyLongitudinal fasciculusChildhood experiencesLeft inferior longitudinal fasciculusStructural magnetic resonance imagingPredictors of mental healthVisual processing networksNo group differencesExploratory analysisChildhood questionnaireEarly life adversity exposuresWhite matter microstructureMother-infant dyadsFollow-up analysisCognitive circuitsPreliminary supportNeural circuit developmentInfant brain developmentMagnetic resonance imagingGroup differencesSensory processingIntergenerational riskMicroglia: The Drunken Gardeners of Early Adversity
Ahmed S, Polis B, Kaffman A. Microglia: The Drunken Gardeners of Early Adversity. Biomolecules 2024, 14: 964. PMID: 39199352, PMCID: PMC11353196, DOI: 10.3390/biom14080964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly life adversityAbnormal immune responseImpact of early life adversityHistory of early life adversityRodent studiesImmune responseNegative childhood experiencesConditions in adulthoodLevels of inflammatory cytokinesLong-term alterationsRefractory responses to treatmentAbnormal brain developmentMicroglial functionResponse to treatmentTraumatic brain injuryResident immune cellsStress reactivityEarly adversityLife adversitySubstance useChildhood experiencesMicroglial inflammatory responseImmune cellsIn adulthoodPeriod of development
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