Stress & Health (& Health Care Spending)

It's been almost 20 years since the first results from the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE) were published. If you aren’t familiar with it, the ACE study is long-term study of over 17,000 participants that explores the effects of childhood maltreatment on later health and well being. The study has found that certain experiences are major risk factors for certain illnesses, death, and poor quality of life (see Making The Link – Trauma & High-Needs Consumers).

I was reminded of the ACE study as I read some recent coverage of Alzheimer's disease. Last week, we . . .