Influence of Health Beliefs and Stigma on Choosing Internet Support Groups Over Formal Mental Health Services
Lisa Townsend, Ph.D.; Robin Edward Gearing, Ph.D.; Olga Polyanskaya, M.S.
Dr. Townsend is affiliated with the School of Social Work and Ms. Polyanskaya is affiliated with the Department of Statistics and Biostatistics, both at Rutgers University, 536 George St., Suite 103, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (e-mail: ltownsend@ssw.rutgers.edu).
Dr. Gearing is with the School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York City.
Psychiatric Services 2012;63:370-376.
doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201100196
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