A survey of participants in two internet support groups for people with hair-pulling

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorBruwer, Belinda Ren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorStein, Dan Jen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-12T11:01:35Z
dc.date.available2015-10-12T11:01:35Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND:A substantial number of patients suffering from psychological problems or psychiatric disorders have turned to internet support groups for help. This paper reports on the perceived effectiveness of trichotillomania (TTM) internet support groups for people suffering from hair-pulling. METHODS: A questionnaire was sent via e-mail to all subscribers of two mailing lists devoted to TTM, each of which takes a somewhat different approach to the condition. The questionnaire addressed the possible benefits and problems associated with belonging to a TTM virtual support group. RESULTS: Subscribers had similar demographic features as clinical samples of trichotillomania patients. Subscribers to both internet lists found them helpful in terms of feeling supported and in obtaining information. The different approaches to TTM on the two lists were associated with differences in treatments attempted by participants. CONCLUSION: Internet support groups can potentially contribute to increasing awareness about and knowledge of psychiatric disorders such as TTM, as well as to their management. Nevertheless, additional effort is required to ensure that subscribers are able to make informed, evidence-based decisions.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBruwer, B. R., & Stein, D. J. (2005). A survey of participants in two internet support groups for people with hair-pulling. <i>BMC Psychiatry</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14217en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBruwer, Belinda R, and Dan J Stein "A survey of participants in two internet support groups for people with hair-pulling." <i>BMC Psychiatry</i> (2005) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14217en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBruwer, B. R., & Stein, D. J. (2005). A survey of participants in two internet support groups for people with hair-pulling. BMC psychiatry, 5(1), 37.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Bruwer, Belinda R AU - Stein, Dan J AB - BACKGROUND:A substantial number of patients suffering from psychological problems or psychiatric disorders have turned to internet support groups for help. This paper reports on the perceived effectiveness of trichotillomania (TTM) internet support groups for people suffering from hair-pulling. METHODS: A questionnaire was sent via e-mail to all subscribers of two mailing lists devoted to TTM, each of which takes a somewhat different approach to the condition. The questionnaire addressed the possible benefits and problems associated with belonging to a TTM virtual support group. RESULTS: Subscribers had similar demographic features as clinical samples of trichotillomania patients. Subscribers to both internet lists found them helpful in terms of feeling supported and in obtaining information. The different approaches to TTM on the two lists were associated with differences in treatments attempted by participants. CONCLUSION: Internet support groups can potentially contribute to increasing awareness about and knowledge of psychiatric disorders such as TTM, as well as to their management. Nevertheless, additional effort is required to ensure that subscribers are able to make informed, evidence-based decisions. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/1471-244X-5-37 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - BMC Psychiatry LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - A survey of participants in two internet support groups for people with hair-pulling TI - A survey of participants in two internet support groups for people with hair-pulling UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14217 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14217
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-5-37
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBruwer BR, Stein DJ. A survey of participants in two internet support groups for people with hair-pulling. BMC Psychiatry. 2005; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14217.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Healthen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licenseen_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0en_ZA
dc.sourceBMC Psychiatryen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpsychiatry/en_ZA
dc.subject.othertrichotillomaniaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherinternet support groupsen_ZA
dc.titleA survey of participants in two internet support groups for people with hair-pullingen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
uct.type.filetypeText
uct.type.filetypeImage
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceArticleen_ZA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Bruwer_Survey_of_participants_internet_support_groups_2005.pdf
Size:
223.44 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
Collections
Journal Articles