Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health in an Adolescent Partial Hospital Program

Childhood adversity has been associated with myriad physical, emotional, and mental health symptoms across the lifespan, including higher risk for substance abuse, depression, suicidal ideation, and premature mortality. The current study evaluates the association between cumulative adverse childhood experiences and mental health distress at admission and discharge in an adolescent partial hospital program. Data were collected from 157 adolescents through clinical assessments administered during admission and discharge procedures (Youth Outcomes Questionnaire Self-Report (YOQ-SR), Treatment Support Measure (TSM), and Center for Youth Wellness Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire Teen (CYW ACE-Q Teen)). Regression analyses were conducted to assess how cumulative ACEs predict admission mental health distress (Intrapersonal Distress, Critical Items, and Total Score) as well as mental health distress at discharge, above and beyond other clinically relevant factors. While ACEs significantly predicted overall distress at admission (p = .026), there were no other significant associations between ACEs and outcomes at admission, nor ACEs and any outcomes at discharge. This suggests experiences of adversity may not hinder or influence outcomes over the course of treatment in this setting. Experiences of adversity were highly endorsed in this sample; thus, further understanding of experiences of trauma and resilience in acute treatment settings is a critical area for future research to improve interventions for adolescents.

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2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

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Evidence-based practice in child and adolescent mental health - 7(2022), 4 vom: 22., Seite 452-462

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

deSteiguer, Abby J [VerfasserIn]
Frazier, Elisabeth A [VerfasserIn]
Gelman, Daniella J [VerfasserIn]
Hedrick, Molly A [VerfasserIn]
Micalizzi, Lauren [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 02.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1080/23794925.2021.1986869

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NLM349779899