Adverse childhood experiences are associated with increased risk for a wide range of mental and physical health conditions.

“trauma in childhood increases risk for posttraumatic stress disorder duh everybody knows that trauma in childhood also increases risk for neurodevelopmental disorders if it occurs early enough it increases risk for substance use disorders personality disorders psychotic disorders mood disorders anxiety disorders dementia later in life and everything else every label what else do adverse childhood experiences increase risk for all of the metabolic disorders obesity type 2 diabetes cardiovascular disease autoimmune disorders premature mortality”