Cognitive Deficit and Mental Health in Homeless Transition-Age Youth

Cognitive deficit and mental health in homeless transition-age youth.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES There is increasing recognition of the cognitive consequences of socioeconomic adversity during childhood, which can impair learning and negatively affect social and emotional development. However, there is a paucity of research on cognitive functioning and mental health among transition-age homeless youth. This study aimed to address this knowledge gap by examining th...

Intelligence in youth and mental health at age 50

BACKGROUND Few cognitive epidemiology studies on mental health have focused on the links between pre-morbid intelligence and self-reports of common mental disorders, such as depression, sleep difficulties, and mental health status. The current study examines these associations in 50-year-old adults. METHODS The study uses data from the 5793 participants in the National Longitudinal Survey of ...

Explorer Intelligence in youth and mental health at age 50

Mental Health Service Utilization for Transition Age Youth in the Child Welfare System:

Executive Summary Introduction For transition age youth in the child welfare system who are also being served by the public mental health system, the transition out of state care and into adulthood occurs during a critical developmental period. Research suggests that this developmental stage, often characterized as " emerging adulthood, " constitutes an important time period for learning adapti...

Physical and Mental Health Issues among Homeless Youth in British Columbia, Canada: Are they Different from Older Homeless Adults?

OBJECTIVES Youth homelessness is on the rise in North America, yet this vulnerable population is rarely studied and compared with adults. This paper aimed to study the homeless youth and identify specific vulnerabilities, which rendered them different from the adult homeless population. It also aimed to describe the youth homeless population and their significant co-morbidities. METHODS DATA ...