Research indicates that the age of onset in almost 50 percent of people with a mental disorder is 18. The American Psychiatric Reports similar statistics, stating that around 75 percent of mental illnesses begin by 24. This could result from stressful life changes during young adulthood, such as increasing independence, financial worries, and relationship struggles. Exposure to such stressors can trigger the development of a mental disorder in people with a higher risk of the...










