Childhood Adversities and First Onset of Psychiatric Disorders in a National Sample of US Adolescents

To examine the multivariate associations of 12 CAs with first onset of psychiatric disorders in a national sample of US adolescents.

A US national survey of adolescents (age range, 13-17 years) assessing DSM-IV anxiety, mood, behavior, and substance use disorders and CAs. The CAs include parental loss (death, divorce, and other separations), maltreatment (neglect and physical, sexual, and emotional abuse), and parental maladjustment (violence, criminality, substance abuse, and psychopathology), as well as economic adversity.