The future of mental health care: Peer-To-peer support and social media

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 113-122

  Naslund, J A ^a,b   Aschbrenner, K A ^a,c   Marsch, L A ^c,d   Bartels, S J ^a,c  

^a Health Promotion Research Center at Dartmouth   (United States)

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

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; mental health; mental illness stigma; peer support; social network

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER PRESSURE;

HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; PEER INFLUENCE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84953334780     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796015001067     Document Type: Article

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