They aren't all like that
Perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4227720 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adrian J Williams (0000-0002-3987-3824), Emma Nielsen (0000-0002-6550-9487, University of Nottingham), Neil S Coulson (0000-0001-9940-909X, University of Nottingham) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 13-14 |
| Pages | 2164-2177 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105318788403 |
| PMID | 30024273 |
| OpenAlex | W2883062711 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 49 |
Self-harm is a critical public health issue, with strikingly low rates of attendance to clinical services. By offering support, anonymity, and open discussions, online communities hold useful insights into the factors which influence help-seeking behavior. We explore the perceptions of clinical services in three self-harm online communities to understand which services are being used and why. Message threads from each community were extracted randomly until saturation, providing 513 messages across 60 threads. A thematic analysis was performed resulting in four key themes: access to appropriate services during an episode of self-harm, service preference, fears surrounding disclosure, and support
Anonymity · Attendance · Computer security · Harm · Internet privacy · Perception · Political science · Preference · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Computer Science · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Psychology · Social Media in Health Education · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Social Psychology
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Stigma as a Barrier to Recovery
Self-harm and suicide in adolescents
Help‐Seeking for Suicidal Thoughts and Self‐Harm in Young People
Suicide following deliberate self-harm
Receiving Social Support Online
Impact of weight bias and stigma on quality of care and outcomes for patients with obesity
Building an online community to promote communication and collaborative learning between health professionals and young people who self‐harm
Help-seeking before and after episodes of self-harm
Adolescent Suicidality and Adult Support
They Might Think I Was Crazy”
Reporting bias inflates the reputation of medical treatments
Problem presentation and responses on an online forum for young people who self-harm
Using thematic analysis in psychology
The Online Disinhibition Effect
Membership and Boundary Maintenance on an Online Self-Harm Forum
Start, stop, and continue
Health-related Support Groups on the Internet
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |