The interaction of adverse childhood experiences and gender as risk factors for depression and anxiety disorders in US adults: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and being female are distinct risk factors for having a major depressive episode (MDE) or an anxiety disorder (AD) in adulthood, but it is unclear whether these two risk factors are synergistic. The purpose of this study was to det...

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Main Authors: Robert C. Whitaker, Tracy Dearth-Wesley, Allison N. Herman, Amy E. Block, Mary Howard Holderness, Nicholas A. Waring, J. Michael Oakes
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: BMC 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/fc937bd94efa47d6a08c28654fa17ab5
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