Helper Therapy in an Online Suicide Prevention Community

Autor/inn/en	Greidanus, Elaine; Everall, Robin D.
Titel	Helper Therapy in an Online Suicide Prevention Community
Quelle	In: British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 38 (2010) 2, S.191-204 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0306-9885
Schlagwörter	Computer Mediated Communication; Prevention; Suicide; Adolescents; Content Analysis; Internet; Help Seeking; Emotional Disturbances; Crisis Intervention; Referral; Health Services; Mental Health + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computerkonferenz; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Selbstmord; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Inhaltsanalyse; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Gefühlsstörung; Krisenintervention; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Psychohygiene
Abstract	Individuals who feel comfortable using Internet-based communication often seek help online when they are feeling distressed. This study examines an online community formed to provide support for distressed adolescents. Content analysis revealed themes in a series of online postings from youth who were experiencing suicidal thoughts. Youth help-seekers wrote about their purposes for seeking help. Trained crisis-intervention moderators provided social support and referrals to offline services. Over time, help-seekers began to provide support for other help-seekers, developing a community characterised by reciprocal help-seeking and help-providing. Adolescents in this study experienced the online community as an anonymous place to express their reasons for seeking help, receive support and engage in helping to support others. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10