Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Publication Title
PloS One
Abstract
Increasingly, people with diverse health conditions turn to social media to share their illness experiences or seek advice from others with similar health concerns. This unstructured medium may represent a platform on which individuals with severe mental illness naturally provide and receive peer support. Peer support includes a system of mutual giving and receiving where individuals with severe mental illness can offer hope, companionship, and encouragement to others facing similar challenges.
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0110171
Recommended Citation
Naslund, John A.; Grande, Stuart W.; Aschbrenner, Kelly A.; and Elwyn, Glyn, "Naturally Occurring Peer Support through Social Media: The Experiences of Individuals with Severe Mental Illness Using YouTube" (2014). Open Dartmouth: Faculty Open Access Articles. 2952.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/2952