(Source: Rutgers University, Camden) By Tom McLaughlin Since its publication in the 1980s, the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study has resulted in more than 50 follow-up studies suggesting that individuals who experience certain ACEs are more likely than their peers to have various health problems. Many of the researchers examining the impact of ACEs on various problems have taken a simplified approach, summing the number of different ACEs that individuals experience and then examining the associations between this sum and various problems. However, this approach has been limited, according to Courtenay Cavanaugh, an assistant professor of psychology at Rutgers University-Camden. 'This...
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