Lest we forget: comparing retrospective and prospective assessments of adverse childhood experiences in the prediction of adult health

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1103-1112

  Reuben, Aaron ^a   Moffitt, Terrie E ^a,b,c   Caspi, Avshalom ^a,b,c   Belsky, Daniel W ^a,b   Harrington, Honalee ^a   Schroeder, Felix ^d   Hogan, Sean ^e   Ramrakha, Sandhya ^e   Poulton, Richie ^e   Danese, Andrea ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d U S ARMY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adverse childhood experiences; cognitive health; epidemiology; mental health; physical health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA SURVIVOR; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ADVERSE EVENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW ZEALAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988349796     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12621     Document Type: Article

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