Who talks? The social psychology of illness support groups.
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...There are inconsistencies in self care group definitions, for example in a survey of American self care groups 60% of those identified had professional facilitators and the clinical potential for social support in combination with professional guidance compared to peer only support is largely unknown [28]....
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...It has been suggested that support groups are more likely to be sought for diseases viewed as stigmatizing, like AIDS, alcoholism, breast and prostate cancer rather than less stigmatizing, yet important, diseases like heart disease [28]....
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...On-line support groups are becoming increasingly popular and provide large networks of relatively superficial support [28]....
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...In a similar vein, Yalom (1995) has asserted that self-help groups offer a unique venue for growth, social experimentation, and change....
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