Young adults with mental health conditions and social networking websites: Seeking tools to build community

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 245-250

  Gowen, Kris ^a   Deschaine, Matthew ^a   Gruttadara, Darcy ^b   Markey, Dana ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAMI Child and Adolescent Action Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Mental health; Social support; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUNSELING; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COUNSELING; DATA COLLECTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856911095     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2975/35.3.2012.245.250     Document Type: Article

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