Efficacy of Internet Peer Support for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities (ScienceDirect)
Care Resource Guide: So many boards and support groups… This study from Temple U. Pennn. examines their efficacy of such internet groups for mental illness: Three hundred individuals resident in the USA diagnosed with a Schizophrenia Spectrum or an Affective Disorder.
Care Resource Guide: Results are mixed for unguided groups, professional leadership seems to be needed for the group to be useful.
Care Resource Guide: This study does not evaluate internet groups for primarily non-mental illnesses, where results could be quite different.
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