ContextSuicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, but identifying persons at risk difficult. Thus, US surgeon general has made suicide prevention national priority. An expanding body research suggests that childhood trauma and adverse experiences can lead to variety negative health outcomes, including attempted among adolescents adults.ObjectiveTo examine relationship between attempts number such (adverse [ACE] score).Design, Setting, ParticipantsA retrospective cohort study...

Illicit drug use is identified in Healthy People 2010 as a leading health indicator because it associated with multiple deleterious outcomes, such sexually transmitted diseases, human immunodeficiency virus, viral hepatitis, and numerous social problems among adolescents adults. Improved understanding of the influence stressful or traumatic childhood experiences on initiation development abuse needed.We examined relationship between illicit 10 categories adverse (ACEs) total number ACEs (ACE...

The purpose of this study was to assess the relation adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction, risk ischemic heart disease (IHD) examine mediating impact on both traditional IHD factors psychological that are associated with ACEs.Retrospective cohort survey data were collected from 17,337 adult health plan members 1995 1997. Logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, race, education used estimate strength ACE-IHD in relation. Nine 10...

OBJECTIVE: The study examined how growing up with alcoholic parents and having adverse childhood experiences are related to the risk of alcoholism depression in adulthood. METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, 9,346 adults who visited a primary care clinic large health maintenance organization completed survey about nine experiences: experiencing emotional, physical, sexual abuse; witnessing domestic violence; parental separation or divorce; drug-abusing, mentally ill, suicidal,...

Objective: To examine whether childhood traumatic stress increased the risk of developing autoimmune diseases as an adult. Methods: Retrospective cohort study 15,357 adult health maintenance organization members enrolled in Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study from 1995 to 1997 San Diego, California, and eligible for follow-up through 2005. ACEs included physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; witnessing domestic violence; growing up with household substance abuse, mental illness,...

Information about the relationship of experiencing abuse or witnessing domestic violence in childhood to risk intimate partner (IPV) adulthood is scant. The physical sexual growing up with a battered mother being victim IPV for women perpetrator men was studied among 8,629 participants Adverse Childhood Experiences Study conducted large HMO. Each three violent experiences increased victimization perpetration approximately two-fold. A statistically significant graded found between number and...

Objectives. Few reports address the impact of cumulative exposure to childhood abuse and family dysfunction on teen pregnancy consequences commonly attributed pregnancy. Therefore, we examined whether adolescent increased as types adverse experiences (ACE score) ACEs or was principal source elevated risk for long-term psychosocial fetal death. Design, Setting, Participants. A retrospective cohort study 9159 women aged ≥18 years (mean 56 years) who attended a primary care clinic in San Diego,...

Introduction:Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) marketing has increased considerably since the product entered US market in 2007, thereby warranting additional surveillance to monitor recent trends population-level awareness and utilization. We assessed prevalence, characteristics, e-cigarette use among nationally representative samples of adults during 2010–2013.

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), also referred to as electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes, were introduced into the US market in 2007. Despite concerns regarding long-term health impact of this product, there is little known about awareness and use ENDS among adults USA.A consumer-based mail-in survey (ConsumerStyles) was completed by 10,587 (≥ 18 years) 2009 10,328 2010. Data from these surveys used monitor awareness, ever past month 2010 assess demographic characteristics...

To investigate whether level of positive mental health complements illness in predicting students at risk for suicidal behavior and impaired academic performance.A sample 5,689 college participated the 2007 Healthy Minds Study completed an Internet survey that included Mental Health Continuum-Short Form Patient Questionnaire screening scales depression anxiety disorders, questions about suicide ideation, plans, attempts, impairment.Just under half (49.3%) were flourishing did not screen a...

Background: The negative health effects of cigarette smoking and HIV infection are synergistic. Objective: To compare the prevalence current cessation between adults with receiving medical care in general population. Design: Nationally representative cross-sectional surveys. Setting: United States. Patients: 4217 who participated Medical Monitoring Project 27 731 U.S. National Health Interview Survey 2009. Measurements: main exposure was smoking. outcome measures were weighted quit ratio...

Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, were introduced into the U.S. market in recent years. However, little is known about health impact of product extent its use. This study assessed prevalence and correlates awareness ever-use e-cigarettes among adults during 2010–2011. Data obtained from HealthStyles survey, a national consumer-based survey aged ≥18 years old. In 2010, data collection for was both mail-based (n = 4,184) web-based 2,505), 2011, 4,050) only. Estimates calculated overall...

Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is increasing rapidly, and the impact on youth unknown. We assessed associations between e-cigarette smoking intentions among US who had never smoked conventional cigarettes. analyzed data from nationally representative 2011, 2012, 2013 National Youth Tobacco Surveys of students in grades 6–12. reporting they would definitely not smoke next year or if offered a by friend were defined as having an intention to smoke; all others classified positive...