Aim: There are international efforts to implement developmentally appropriate and youth-oriented mental health services for emerging adults to increase treatment engagement and the success of early intervention. While significant progress has been made in developing community service models, limited research has focused on how to design psychiatric inpatient settings that promote the recovery of emerging adults. The present study attempts to address this knowledge gap through a qualitative exploration of hospital experiences that influence psychological need satisfaction and frustration, as defined by self-determination theory (SDT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Mental illness and addiction are prevalent during emerging adulthood and are associated with poorer functioning and quality of life. Research supports early intervention for enhancing recovery, though emerging adults frequently disengage from services, reducing effectiveness of early care. Research on self-determination theory shows healthcare climates that support psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness foster sustained engagement in treatment and health-promoting behaviors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: New memories are thought to be solidified (consolidated) by de novo synthesis of proteins in the period subsequent to learning. This view stems from the observation that protein synthesis inhibitors, such as anisomycin (ANI), administered during this consolidation period cause memory impairments. However, in addition to blocking protein synthesis, intrahippocampal infusions of ANI cause the suppression of evoked and spontaneous neural activity, suggesting that ANI could impair memory expression by simply preventing activity-dependent brain functions.
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