Adaptation of a peer based online emotional support program as an adjunct to treatment for people with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders

Internet Interventions

Volumn 4, Issue , 2016, Pages 35-42

  Baumel, Amit ^a,b   Correll, Christoph U ^a,b,c   Birnbaum, Michael ^a,b  

^a ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional support; Online; Peer; Schizophrenia; Social support; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIKERT SCALE; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SAFETY; SATISFACTION; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRAINING;

EID: 84962671615     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2016.03.003     Document Type: Article

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