The impact of group composition on internet support groups: Homogeneous versus heterogeneous Parkinson's groups

Group Dynamics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 239-250

  Lieberman, Morton A ^a   Golant, Mitch ^b   Wizlenberg, Andrew ^c   Di Minno, Mariann ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Wellness Community   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesion; Group composition; Internet; Outcomes; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; GROUP STRUCTURE; HOPE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUPPORT GROUP; THINKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32044450827     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2699.9.4.239     Document Type: Article

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