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01-01-2018 | Hints & Kinks
Methods for understanding childhood trauma: modifying the adverse childhood experiences international questionnaire for cultural competency
Authors:
Megan Quinn, Gabrielle Caldara, Kathleen Collins, Heather Owens, Ifeoma Ozodiegwu, Elaine Loudermilk, Jill D. Stinson
Published in:
International Journal of Public Health
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Issue 1/2018
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Excerpt
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) research based in the United States demonstrated that traumatic stress in childhood can cause negative physical and mental health outcomes (Stumbo et al.
2015; Normal et al.
2012; Waldman et al.
2011). Many developing countries lack extensive research on ACEs and comprehensive data on exposure to childhood trauma (Anda
2009). The World Health Organization (WHO) ACE international questionnaire (ACE-IQ) highlights multiple types of abuse, neglect, and violence while broadening the definition of traumatic stress to include more globally relevant concerns (WHO
2017). …