Naturally occurring peer support through social media: The experiences of individuals with severe mental illness using you tube

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Naslund, John A ^a   Grande, Stuart W ^a   Aschbrenner, Kelly A ^a,b   Elwyn, Glyn ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; ETHNOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL MEDIA; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; INTERNET; LEARNING; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908108261     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110171     Document Type: Article

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