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Digital Peer Support for People With Severe Mental Illness: Key Concepts and Findings Overview

Digital Peer Support for People With Severe Mental Illness: Key Concepts and Findings Overview

Mafalda da Silva Bento, Felipe Natan Alves Barbosa Carvalho, Inês Beatriz Antunes, Giselle Carpi Olmo
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781799886341|ISBN10: 1799886344|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799886358|EISBN13: 9781799886365
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8634-1.ch004
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Bento, Mafalda da Silva, et al. "Digital Peer Support for People With Severe Mental Illness: Key Concepts and Findings Overview." Digital Therapies in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health, edited by António Marques and Ricardo Queirós, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 72-92. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8634-1.ch004

APA

Bento, M. D., Carvalho, F. N., Antunes, I. B., & Olmo, G. C. (2022). Digital Peer Support for People With Severe Mental Illness: Key Concepts and Findings Overview. In A. Marques & R. Queirós (Eds.), Digital Therapies in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health (pp. 72-92). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8634-1.ch004

Chicago

Bento, Mafalda da Silva, et al. "Digital Peer Support for People With Severe Mental Illness: Key Concepts and Findings Overview." In Digital Therapies in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health, edited by António Marques and Ricardo Queirós, 72-92. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8634-1.ch004

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Abstract

The literature has recognized peer support as a fundamental part of the recovery process for people with severe mental illness (SMI). These populations frequently experience barriers related to (self)stigmatization, social relationship, poor friendship quality, ostracism, isolation, and fear of being rejected or embarrassed. Scientific research suggests those individuals are more willing to share personal and sensitive details through digital technologies, building friendships and using the internet to access health information rather than their peers who do not experience SMI. The purpose of this chapter is to explore the digital-based peer programs and to analyze scientific evidence behind the alternative paradigm, related concepts, intervention designs, and results.

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