How do small groups promote behaviour change? An integrative conceptual review of explanatory mechanisms

AJ Borek, C Abraham - Applied Psychology: Health and Well …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Small groups are used to promote health, well‐being, and personal change by
altering members' perceptions, beliefs, expectations, and behaviour patterns. An extensive …

Twelve-step and mutual-help programs for addictive disorders

JN Chappel, RL DuPont - Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1999 - Elsevier
This important statement was made after an extensive review of outcomes research on
addiction treatment. It reflects the conclusions of recent scientific reviews that alcohol and …

Fostering empowerment in online support groups

A Barak, M Boniel-Nissim, J Suler - Computers in human behavior, 2008 - Elsevier
Online support groups have been used extensively, in numerous areas of distress, for 15
years. Researchers have presented conflicting findings and ideas about their effectiveness …

In the frame: Photovoice and mothers with learning difficulties

T Booth, W Booth - Disability & Society, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents the results of a photovoice project involving mothers with learning
difficulties. Photovoice is a technique that challenges the established politics of …

The efficacy of group communication treatment in adults with chronic aphasia

RJ Elman, E Bernstein-Ellis - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 1999 - ASHA
We examined the effects of group communication treatment on linguistic and communicative
performance in adults with chronic aphasia. Participants were randomly assigned to two …

[图书][B] Life-span development: Frameworks, accounts and strategies

L Sugarman - 2004 - taylorfrancis.com
This thorough revision of the highly successful first edition of Life-Span Development offers
the reader a wide-ranging and thought provoking account of human development …

“To me, it's my life”: medical communication, trust, and activism in cyberspace

P Radin - Social Science & Medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper studies the conversations and activities of an online support group for breast
cancer sufferers and survivors and their supporters. Using communications medium theory …

[图书][B] Relational social work: Toward networking and societal practices

F Folgheraiter - 2003 - books.google.com
In this innovative book, a revised English edition of an important Italian text, Fabio
Folgheraiter presents a systematic introduction to networking and reflexive practice in social …

Online support groups for mental health: a space for challenging self-stigma or a means of social avoidance?

A Lawlor, J Kirakowski - Computers in Human Behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
A mediation model was used to test two hypotheses,(1) Online Support Group (OSG) use
mediates self-stigma and recovery from self-stigma and (2), recovery from self-stigma …

The struggle against neuromuscular diseases in France and the emergence of the “partnership model” of patient organisation

V Rabeharisoa - Social science & medicine, 2003 - Elsevier
The past few decades have witnessed the increasingly active participation of patient
organisations in research activities concerning them. They contribute substantially to the …