Editors: Janna S. Gordon-Elliott Anna H. Rosen

2019

Young adulthood is a time of substantial transition, growth, risk, and opportunity. Transitioning out of adolescence involves developmental challenges including, but not limited to, establishment of independence, crystallization of personality, navigation of intimate relationships, and laying the groundwork for a career. This stage of life is also the time when psychiatric conditions and other mental health issues often first present, with the possibility of delaying or derailing these developmental milestones.