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

• Main Authors: Robert C. Whitaker (Author), Tracy Dearth-Wesley (Author), Allison N. Herman (Author), Amy E. Block (Author), Mary Howard Holderness (Author), Nicholas A. Waring (Author), J. Michael Oakes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...