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May 20-21, 2019 | Rome, Italy

Journal Clinical Psychiatry and Cognitive Psychology | Volume 3

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Psychiatry 2019

PSYCHIATRY AND

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

International Conference on

ADDRESSING ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES WITH A UNIQUE APPROACH

Jerry Sparby

St. Cloud MN, California

Statement of Problem:

Children pass through developmental periods on their journey from infancy to adult-

hood. During these stages, huge changes physically and neurologically occur within their brains. Admittedly,

environmental-relational circumstances and interactions have a deep influence on how children (all of us) de-

velopment through these phases. The immediate and long-termeffects of children’s exposure tomaltreatment,

inept parenting strategies, anxiety and chronic stress during the pregnancy, traumatic experiences of parent

as well as child’s during the delivery are multifaceted. Emotional abuse, neglect and physical abuse, as well as

erratic and unpredictable behavior of parent(s) can interfere with the development of a secure attachment to

caregiver(s). This affects the child’s regulation, the child’s health. Complex trauma exposure regularly results

in a loss of capacities for interpersonal relatedness. Children exposed to complex trauma often experience

lifelong problems placing them at risk for additional trauma exposure and cumulative impairment (e.g. psychi-

atric and addictive disorders; chronic medical illness; legal and family problems). These problems may extend

from childhood through adolescence and into adulthood (van der Kolk). In the Adverse Childhood Experiences

(ACE) study by Kaiser Permanente and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention it was demonstrated

that adverse childhood experiences are more common than believed. These ACE’s impact the adult health, the

study found a highly significant relationship between adverse childhood experiences and depression, suicide

attempts, alcoholism, drug abuse, sexual promiscuity, domestic violence, cigarette smoking, obesity, physical

inactivity and sexually transmitted diseases. In effect every medical problem seen in adults. This presentation

will discuss strategies and review protocols to address the (ACEs) adverse childhood experiences. The program

developed and used over the past seven years has shown marked improvement in the children and families

medical, social and emotional well-being.

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