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Citation

SmithBattle L, Loman DG, Yoo JH, Cibulka N, Rariden C. J. Child Adolesc. Trauma 2022; 15(1): 89-103.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s40653-021-00358-w

PMID

35222777

PMCID

PMC8837767

Abstract

The relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and risky behavior, chronic illness, and premature mortality is well documented. Despite this evidence, screening for ACEs in primary care settings remains limited. Objections to widespread screening include concerns that the original ACE screening tool limited childhood adversities to family and household dysfunction. The purpose of this scoping review is to describe current knowledge for expanding ACEs categories and revising the formatting and scoring of the screening tool. With the assistance of a medical librarian, we used a two-step process to conduct a systematic search in three databases (CINAHL, OVID Medline, PsycINFO). Our aim was to focus on articles that expanded ACE categories and/or revised the scoring or formatting of the ACE tool. Eighteen articles (reporting 19 studies) met criteria. A minimum of two authors extracted the relevant characteristics of the studies independently and conferred to reach agreement. The majority of studies broadened ACEs to include community and systemic categories; three studies revised the formatting or scoring of the ACE tool. Exposure to community violence (ECV) was the most frequently added category (15), followed by economic hardship in childhood (EHC) (13); bullying (10); absence/death of parent or significant others (9); and discrimination (7). This evidence supports the expansion of ACE screening tools for assessment of childhood trauma and timely treatment.


Language: en

Keywords

Adverse childhood experiences; childhood trauma; Chronic stress; Toxic stress

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