Mistreated: Why we think we're getting good health care and why we usually are wrong. The connection to Adverse Childhood Experiences
Over the past two years, I have written a column for Forbes . On several occasions, I have highlighted the medical consequences of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's) and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). The data is clear. Both if not recognized and treated produce negative health care outcomes. Both are very prevalent and asking about each should be standard for physicians and medical practice. But both tend to be ignored by clinicians in American health care today. Jane Stevens suggested...