Trauma and loss
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Questionnaire
Asks adults about abuse, neglect and household difficulties they experienced before the age of 18.
NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Questionnaire
- 10 questions
- About 3 minutes
- For adults
These tests are for screening. A result is not a diagnosis: only a psychiatrist or psychologist can make one, after talking with you.
Your answers are scored on this device and never sent. Only your result is saved, with the email address you confirm.
Confirm your email address
Before the test we send a 6-digit code to your email address. Your result is saved with it, so that our team can help you if you wish. The email with the code contains no health information.
The questions below are about what happened while you were growing up, during the first 18 years of your life.
Choosing an answer takes you to the next question. You can go back at any time.
Your result
No adverse childhood experiences reported
You did not report any of the childhood adversities asked about. If other difficult experiences from your childhood still affect you, it can help to talk about them with a professional.
One to three adverse experiences
You reported one to three of the types of childhood adversity asked about. The score counts types of experience; it does not show how much they have affected you. If these experiences still weigh on you, a psychologist or psychiatrist can help you work through them.
Four or more adverse experiences
You reported four or more types of childhood adversity. Large studies have found that people with four or more such experiences have more physical and mental health problems later in life; this is a statistical link, not a prediction about you. It would be worth sharing this with your doctor, and a psychologist or psychiatrist can support you if these experiences still affect you.
ACE score (number of types of adversity)
out of 9
Take your result as a rough guide, not a diagnosis. How you feel over time, and a conversation with a specialist, tell much more than a questionnaire.
Talk it through with a specialist
If your result worries you, or you would like to talk it through, our psychiatrists can review it with you, free and without obligation.
Felitti VJ, Anda RF, Nordenberg D, Williamson DF, Spitz AM, Edwards V, Koss MP, Marks JS (1998). Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults: The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 14(4), 245–258.
This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.
About this test
The ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) questionnaire is based on the study by Felitti and colleagues (1998) and aims to raise awareness of past traumatic experiences. It has 9 questions about emotional, physical and sexual abuse, emotional neglect and household difficulties before the age of 18, plus one question about your current health, and takes about 3 minutes. The result is the number of types of adverse experience you report; it is not a diagnosis.
- Related condition
- Trauma and PTSD
Score ranges of this test
| 0 | No adverse childhood experiences reported |
| 1–3 | One to three adverse experiences |
| 4–9 | Four or more adverse experiences |
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) questionnaire (ACE) · Felitti VJ, Anda RF, Nordenberg D, Williamson DF, Spitz AM, Edwards V, Koss MP, Marks JS (1998). Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults: The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 14(4), 245–258.
This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.