Social Determinants, Mental Well-Being, and Disrupted Life Transitions Among Young Adults with Disabling Mental Health Conditions.

ABSTRACT: This study sought to understand how young adults (age 18-25) with histories of mental health disorders are coping with disrupted transitions to adulthood during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional web survey was conducted in March-June 2021 of 967 US young adults with pre-pandemic psychiatric disability to assess their current psychiatric status, interrupted transitions, and associations with social determinants including income, community participation, and social context. Mental health was assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), and PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version. Social determinants were identified with the Epidemic-Pandemic Impacts Inventory. Interrupted transitions were measured with the Young Adult Disrupted Transition

SUBMITTER: Cook JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11996939 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature