The Relationship of Adverse Childhood Experiences to PTSD, Depression, Poly-Drug Use and Suicide Attempt in Reservation-Based Native American Adolescents and Young Adults

• Published in: American journal of community psychology 2015-06, Vol.55 (3-4), p.411-421
• Main Authors: Brockie, Teresa N., Dana-Sacco, Gail, Wallen, Gwenyth R., Wilcox, Holly C., Campbell, Jacquelyn C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adverse childhood experiences; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Child Abuse - ethnology; Child Abuse - psychology; Child Abuse - statistics & numerical data; Child Abuse, Sexual - ethnology; Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology; Child Abuse, Sexual - statistics & numerical data; Child psychology; Clinical Psychology; Community and Environmental Psychology; Depression - epidemiology; Depression - ethnology; Depression - etiology; Depression - psychology; Drug use; Female; Health Psychology; Historical loss associated symptoms; Humans; Indians, North American - psychology; Indians, North American - statistics & numerical data; Male; Mental depression; Mental health; Native American; Native North Americans; Original Article; Perceived discrimination; Personality and Social Psychology; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychology; Public Health; Reservation-based; Risk behavior; Risk Factors; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - ethnology; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - etiology; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Substance-Related Disorders - ethnology; Substance-Related Disorders - etiology; Substance-Related Disorders - psychology; Suicide, Attempted - ethnology; Suicide, Attempted - psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States - epidemiology; Young Adult; Young adults; Youth
• ISSN: 0091-0562; 1573-2770
• DOI: 10.1007/s10464-015-9721-3

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with numerous risk behaviors and mental health outcomes among youth. This study examines the relationship between the number of types of exposures to ACEs and risk behaviors and mental health outcomes among reservation-based Native Americans. In 2011, data were collected from Native American (N = 288; 15–24 years of age) tribal members from a remote plains reservation using an anonymous web-based questionnaire. We analyzed the relationship between six ACEs, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, physical and emotional neglect, witness to intimate partner violence, for those