Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Deleterious experiences in first 18 years of life.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Deleterious experiences in first 18 years of life.

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Synonyms

24 entry terms
  • Adverse Childhood Experience
  • Childhood Experience, Adverse
  • Adolescent Trauma
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Early Abuse Experiences
  • Early Life Stress
  • Early-Life Stress
  • Traumatic Childhood Experiences
  • Abuse Experience, Early
  • Adolescent Traumas
  • Childhood Experience, Traumatic
  • Childhood Traumas
  • Early Abuse Experience
  • Early Life Stresses
  • Early-Life Stresses
  • Experience, Early Abuse
  • Experience, Traumatic Childhood
  • Life Stress, Early
  • Stress, Early Life
  • Stress, Early-Life
  • Trauma, Adolescent
  • Trauma, Childhood
  • Traumas, Adolescent
  • Traumatic Childhood Experience

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

Human only; Early Life Stress in animals use STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL and/or STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; for model animal, coordinate with ANIMAL DISEASE MODELS and specific human disease and ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES.

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History Note

2019

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Previous Indexing

  • Violence (2000-2018)

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NLM Classification

WS 105.5.A8

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Adverse Childhood Experiences. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000076783. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000076783
  2. Adverse Childhood Experiences. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_childhood_experiences
  3. Adverse Childhood Experiences. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105821669