Logging on, reaching out, and getting by: A review of self-reported Psychosocial impacts of online peer support for people impacted by cancer

KR Allison, P Patterson, D Guilbert, M Noke… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
For individuals impacted by their own or a family member's cancer, connecting with other
people in similar situations can be an invaluable source of informational and emotional …

[HTML][HTML] From social network to peer support network: opportunities to explore mechanisms of online peer support for mental health

A Rayland, J Andrews - JMIR mental health, 2023 - mental.jmir.org
An increasing number of psychological interventions are shifting to online modes of delivery.
One such intervention is peer-to-peer support, which in this context may provide internet …

Modeling motivational interviewing strategies on an online peer-to-peer counseling platform

RS Shah, F Holt, SA Hayati, A Agarwal… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Millions of people participate in online peer-to-peer support sessions, yet there has been
little prior research on systematic psychology-based evaluations of fine-grained peer …

" For an app supposed to make its users feel better, it sure is a joke"-an analysis of user reviews of mobile mental health applications

MR Haque, S Rubya - Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Mobile mental health applications are seen as a promising way to fulfill the growing need for
mental health care. Although there are more than ten thousand mental health apps available …

Upvotes? Downvotes? No Votes? Understanding the relationship between reaction mechanisms and political discourse on Reddit

O Papakyriakopoulos, S Engelmann… - Proceedings of the 2023 …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
A significant share of political discourse occurs online on social media platforms.
Policymakers and researchers try to understand the role of social media design in sha** …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the Impacts of Online Mental Health Peer Support Forums: Realist Synthesis

P Marshall, M Booth, M Coole, L Fothergill… - JMIR Mental …, 2024 - mental.jmir.org
Background Online forums are widely used for mental health peer support. However,
evidence of their safety and effectiveness is mixed. Further research focused on articulating …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting risk level in individuals misusing fentanyl utilizing posts from an online community on Reddit

S Garg, J Taylor, M El Sherief, E Kasson… - Internet …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Opioid misuse is a public health crisis in the US, and misuse of synthetic opioids
such as fentanyl have driven the most recent waves of opioid-related deaths. Because those …

Bystanders of Online Moderation: Examining the Effects of Witnessing Post-Removal Explanations

S Jhaver, H Rathi, K Saha - Proceedings of the CHI Conference on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Prior research on transparency in content moderation has demonstrated the benefits of
offering post-removal explanations to sanctioned users. In this paper, we examine whether …

Causal factors of effective psychosocial outcomes in online mental health communities

K Saha, A Sharma - Proceedings of the international AAAI conference on …, 2020 - aaai.org
Online mental health communities enable people to seek and provide support, and growing
evidence shows the efficacy of community participation to cope with mental health distress …

[HTML][HTML] The “Loci” of Misinformation and Its Correction in Peer-and Expert-Led Online Communities for Mental Health: Content Analysis

N Bizzotto, PJ Schulz, GJ de Bruijn - Journal of medical Internet research, 2023 - jmir.org
Background Mental health problems are recognized as a pressing public health issue, and
an increasing number of individuals are turning to online communities for mental health to …