The association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and suicide attempts in a population‐based study

Abstract

Mental health factors and chronic pain appear only to partially mediate relationships between ACEs and lifetime suicide attempts. Future research should look at other pathways with the goal of developing multi-level interventions.

Emotional Health Among Youth Experiencing Family Homelessness

“…21 The increased odds of suicidality among homeless youth in our study is similar in magnitude to that in population-based samples of adults who experienced multiple ACEs (but not necessarily also homelessness). 22,23 Our study did not assess ACE scores because of limitations of the school-based measures used. Our results imply that family homelessness during childhood and adolescence is itself a potential clinical marker of mental health risk, as reinforced by numerous epidemiologic studies that link residential mobility with adolescent emotional-behavioral problems.…”

Association of Borderline Intellectual Functioning and Adverse Childhood Experience with adult psychiatric morbidity. Findings from a British birth cohort

“…Hughes et al [1] showed that those who have experienced four or more ACEs were around four times more likely to experience adult mental distress. Those who have experienced ACEs have increased rates of psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, substance dependence, self-harm and suicide attempts [5][6][7]. This relationship has been replicated across high, middle and low income countries around the world [8].…”

Mother–Daughter Interpersonal Processes Underlying the Association Between Child Maltreatment and Adolescent Suicide Ideation

“…Moreover, among adults who experienced physical abuse, rates of suicide ideation were approximately five times higher than among adults without a history of physical abuse (Fuller‐Thomson, Baker, & Brennenstuhl, ). Importantly, these effects have been demonstrated over and above well‐documented suicide risk factors including other adverse childhood experiences as well as adult psychosocial, physical, and mental health factors (Fuller‐Thomson, Baird, Dhrodia, & Brennenstuhl, ), suggesting a unique effect of child maltreatment on the development of risk of suicide ideation.…”