Young adults are more likely to report that they have thought they may have had a mental disorder 65 vs 45 of older adults with 43 of respondents indicating a belief that they struggled with anxiety gad vs 24 of older adults thirteen percent of the young adult group reports that they may have had gad. Millions of young adults are living with a mental or substance use disorder and many either do not realize they have one or are not paying attention to the signs and not seeking help in fact of the 89 million young adults who reported having a mental illness in 2018 more than 2 in 5 went untreated and of the 51 million with a substance use disorder nearly 9 in 10 did not get treatment. Many young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 years struggle with mental health issues about their home life work or study money or relationships if youre worried about your mental health its best not to ignore the problem like a physical illness a mental health issue can be treated and the sooner you get help the better. The young adult years 18 to 29 are a critical time of transition and they present unique challenges in regard to mental health issues and development until recently most research has focused either on children and adolescents or adults grant and potenzas young adult mental health is a comprehensive text for clinicians and researchers who work with persons in the transitional period of