PURPOSE OF INTERNATIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES TO IDENTIFY PSYCHOTRAUMATIC FACTORS IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE<sup><sup>[6]</sup></sup>
Data on long-term clinical consequences in the field of mental health associated with child abuse are presented. The definitions of the main forms of abuse in childhood are given and the basic psychometric techniques for adult retrospective assessment of prevalence, severity and combination of psychotraumatic childhood events are reviewed.