Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
CDC.gov. (2021). Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Preventing early trauma to improve adult health.
Finding by CDC: “At least 5 of the 10 leading causes of death are associated with ACEs.”
Childhood Sexual Abuse & the Brain
Shrivastava, A. K., Karia, S. B., Sonavane, S. S., and De Sousa, A. A. (2017). Child sexual abuse and the development of psychiatric disorders: a neurobiological trajectory of pathogenesis. Ind Psychiatry J (26) 1, 4-12. https://doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_38_15
Findings by Shrivastava:
“Childhood sexual abuse is a public health crisis with long-standing neurobiological, developmental, and psychiatric implications.”
Childhood sexual abuse is associated with greater risk of adult psychiatric disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders.