Self- and other-diagnosis in user-led mental health online communities

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 419-428

  Giles, David C ^a   Newbold, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

communication; discourse analysis; group interaction; Internet; mental health and illness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; ONLINE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNICATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; ONLINE SYSTEMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79952287502     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732310381388     Document Type: Article

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