Understanding resilience among transition-age youth with serious mental illness: protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Transition-age youth (16-29 years old) are disproportionately affected by the onset, impact and burden of serious mental illness (SMI; for example, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia spectrum disorders). Emerging evidence has increasingly highlighted the concept of resilience in mental health promotion and treatment approaches for this population. A comprehensive synthesis of existing evidence is needed to enhance conceptual clarity in this area, identify knowledge gaps, and inform future research and practice. As such, the present scoping review is guided by the following questions: How has resilience been conceptualised and operationalised in the transition-age youth mental health literature? What factors influence resilience among transition-age youth with

SUBMITTER: Nesbitt AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9486183 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature