Online Groups and Patient Forums

Current Psychiatry Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Dosani, Sabina ^a,b   Harding, Claire ^a   Wilson, Simon ^a,c  

^a Big White Wall   (United Kingdom)

^b ANNA FREUD CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorders; Depression; Online communication; Online self help forums; Online social networking tools; Online therapy; Pro anorexia; Self harm; Social media; Suicide

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; REVIEW; SELF HELP; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; ADULT; FEMALE; INTERNET; MALE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 84920285388     PISSN: 15233812     EISSN: 15351645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-014-0507-3     Document Type: Review

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