Online emotional support delivered by trained volunteers: Users satisfaction and their perception of the service compared to psychotherapy

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 313-320

  Baumel, Amit ^a  

^a FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional support; mental health; nonprofessionals; online; peer support; psychotherapy; technology; volunteers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER GROUP; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; SESSION RATING SCALE; SUPPORT GROUP; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMOTION; INTERNET; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEMEDICINE; VOLUNTEER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; VOLUNTEERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945246477     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2015.1079308     Document Type: Article

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