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Mazanderani, Fadhila; Noorani, Tehseen; Dudhwala, Farzana; Kamwendo, Zara Thokozani – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2020
This paper explores how personal experience acquires the status of knowledge and/or evidence in contemporary healthcare contexts that emphasise being both patient-centred and evidence-based. Drawing on a comparative analysis of three case studies -- self-help and mutual aid groups; online patient activism; and patient feedback in healthcare…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Employment Experience, Health Services, Knowledge Level
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Madro, Marek – Acta Educationis Generalis, 2018
Introduction: Nowadays we are looking for help and answers to our questions more and more often on the Internet. People use social networks to search for communities or groups whose members experience similar difficulties. These are often online groups that focus on psychological problems, domestic violence, etc. Members receive instant feedback…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Self Help Programs, Social Media, Social Networks
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Pedersen, Gloria A.; Sangraula, Manaswi; Shrestha, Pragya; Lakshmin, Pooja; Schafer, Alison; Ghimire, Renasha; Luitel, Nagendra P.; Jordans, Mark J. D.; Kohrt, Brandon A. – Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2021
In humanitarian settings, mental health and psychosocial support services (MHPSS) are often delivered in group-based formats. Group interventions enable providers to reach more individuals when resources and technical expertise are limited. Group-based programs also foster social support, empathy, and collective problem-solving among the…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Services, Intervention, Group Counseling
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Cavaglion, Gabriel – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2009
This study analyzes narratives of cyber-porn users and defines major patterns of distress as self-reported by contributors to a self-help group in the Internet. It applies narrative analysis methodology to 2000 messages sent by 302 members of an Italian self-help Internet community for cyber-porn dependents ("noallapornodipendenza").…
Descriptors: Self Help Programs, Mental Disorders, Internet, Adolescents
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Knipscheer, Jeroen W.; Kleber, Rolf J. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2008
In this article, the authors present essential aspects of the help-seeking behavior with regard to mental health problems of Ghanaian migrants in the Netherlands. Samples of citizens in the general population (n=97) and outpatients treated in mental health care facilities (n=36) were included. Data were acquired by administering a semi-structured…
Descriptors: Health Services, Self Help Programs, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
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Nelson, Geoffrey; Ochocka, Joanna; Janzen, Rich; Trainor, John – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
To evaluate the impacts of participation in mental health Consumer/Survivor Initiatives (CSIs), we used a nonequivalent control group design to compare new, active participants in CSIs ( n = 61) with nonactive participants ( n = 57) at baseline, 9-month, and 18-month follow-up intervals. The two groups were comparable at baseline on a wide range…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Health Services, Community Organizations, Self Help Programs
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Ochocka, Joanna; Nelson, Geoffrey; Janzen, Rich; Trainor, John – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
This article examines the outcomes of participation in mental health Consumer/Survivor Initiatives (CSIs) and identifies helpful qualities of CSIs through a longitudinal, qualitative study that involved in-depth interviews of people who experienced severe mental health challenges in Ontario, Canada. We used a nonequivalent control group design in…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Health Services, Community Organizations, Self Help Programs