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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Parental Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in an Early Childhood Mental Health Outpatient Clinic in Germany: Prevalence and Associations with Child Psychiatric Diagnoses.

Franziska Laqua, Eva Möhler, Jens Joas, Frank W Paulus

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Franziska LaquaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
Eva MöhlerDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5620-1563
Jens JoasDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0009-0008-0207-3015
Frank W PaulusDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9052-0779

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parental adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked to negative outcomes in children, including emotional and behavioral problems, developmental delays, and higher risk for psychopathology. Most research focuses on school-aged children or community samples, with few studies examining preschool-aged children in child psychiatric care. Understanding parental ACEs in this population is crucial, as early childhood is a sensitive developmental period, and intergenerational effects may be particularly pronounced in children already presenting with psychiatric symptoms.

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ACEadverse childhood experienceschildDC:0–5transgenerational transmission

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PMID41153602
PMCPMC12562354

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