Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 10, 2026

Assessment of Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Patients in an Acute Care Unit
Published on: September 30, 2020
Trapped in transition: the complex young adult patient
1The Menninger Clinic, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77080, USA. edpoa@menninger.edu
Abstract:
The transition from adolescence to adulthood is filled with new responsibilities, rights, and roles. As such, it can be a difficult period for the individual to navigate, and is only complicated by the presence of complex psychiatric illness. When these factors coincide, what can result is social and psychiatric disability. This article examines unique obstacles and considerations in the care of the complex young adult patient as illustrated by case vignettes from a specialty unit devoted to the care of this population. In the process, specific strategies useful in engaging, assessing, and treating this cohort are put forth.
Related Concept Videos
Emerging Adulthood
Classification of Illness
An illness is a response to a disease in which the person's level of functioning is changed compared with a previous level. The general classification of illness includes acute and chronic.
Acute illness is severe and...
Erikson's Theory on Socioemotional Development during Adolescence
Kidney Transplant III: Nursing Management
Chronic Kidney Disease III: Interprofessional Care
Patient-centered Care