2015
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.15-2-151
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Mental health in young adults and adolescents – supporting general physicians to provide holistic care

Abstract: In the era of an ageing population, young adults on medical wards are quite rare, as only 12% of young adults report a long-term illness or disability. However, mental health problems remain prevalent in the younger population. In a recent report, mental health and obesity were listed as the most common problems in young adults. Teams set up specifi cally for the needs of younger adults, such as early intervention in psychosis services are shown to work better than traditional care and have also proven to be c… Show more

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“…1 The peak age of onset of mental illness is adolescence and early adulthood. 2 For many young people, the college years represent a developmentally challenging transition to adulthood.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 The peak age of onset of mental illness is adolescence and early adulthood. 2 For many young people, the college years represent a developmentally challenging transition to adulthood.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The selection of the study group in terms of age is related to the fact that mental disorders are frequent in the selected group. The study shows that mental health problems are prevalent in the younger population [18]. A report from 2014 concerning the well-being of young people from the UK proved that one in five young adults had symptoms of anxiety or depression [19].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many epidemiological studies on the state of mental health prove that the number of young people suffering from mental problems -those related to the pace of life, stress and emotional problems -is growing rapidly in the world [14][15][16][17].…”
Section: Baltic Journal Of Health and Physical Activity 2017;9(4):147mentioning
confidence: 99%