Table 2 Adverse childhood experiences in the studied patients
ACE categories | Studied patients (n = 165) | |
|---|---|---|
No. | % | |
Mother and/or household member treated violently | 100 | 60.6 |
Emotional neglect | 66 | 40.0 |
Physical abuse | 42 | 25.5 |
Contact sexual abuse | 37 | 22.4 |
Someone chronically depressed, mentally ill, institutionalized or suicidal | 34 | 20.6 |
One or no parents, parental separation or divorce | 31 | 18.8 |
Emotional abuse | 29 | 17.6 |
Physical neglect | 25 | 15.2 |
Community violence | 24 | 14.5 |
Bullying | 18 | 10.9 |
Alcohol and/or drug abuser in the household | 13 | 7.9 |
Incarcerated household member | 5 | 3.0 |
Total ACE score | Â | |
 Mean ± SD | 3.7 ± 2.5 | |