What Were You Thinking? Brain Development in Young Adults
Tip Sheet
Date Posted: miércoles, octubre 31, 2018Abstract
During the transitions to adulthood, young adults with mental health conditions struggle more than their typically-developing counterparts. Studies have shown that adolescents and young adults with mental health conditions are delayed in all areas of psychosocial development except sexuality. This tip sheet offers ways to work with young adults with mental health conditions and make this transition process easier.
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Subject Area
Neuroscience, Transition Age Youth
Keywords
transitional age youth, brain development, executive functioning, mental health, providers
Repository Citation
Mizrahi R. What Were You Thinking? Brain Development in Young Adults. Psychiatry Information in Brief 2018;15(9):1129. https://doi.org/10.7191/pib.1129. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/pib/vol15/iss9/1