An exploration of helping processes in an online self-help group focusing on issues of disability

Health and Social Work

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 220-231

  Finn, Jerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Disability; Groups; Internet; Self help

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DISABLED PERSON; EMOTION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

DISABLED PERSONS; EMOTIONS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033176288     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/24.3.220     Document Type: Article

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