Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences in a Family Medicine Setting: A Feasibility Study

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 303-307

  Glowa, Patricia T ^a   Olson, Ardis L ^a   Johnson, Deborah J ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult Survivors of Child Adverse Events; Child Abuse; Primary Health Care; Screening; Social Determinants of Health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA SURVIVOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCREENING; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; AGED; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; MAINE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEW HAMPSHIRE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL HEALTH CARE; VERMONT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ADVERSE EVENTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAINE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEW HAMPSHIRE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VERMONT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969262886     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150310     Document Type: Article

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