“They aren’t all like that”: perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities
Self-harm is a critical public health issue, with strikingly low rates of attendance to clinical services. By offering support, anonymity, and open discussions, online communities hold useful insights into the factors which influence help-seeking behavior. We explore the perceptions of clinical serv...
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| author | Williams, A. Jess Nielsen, Emma Coulson, Neil S. |
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| description | Self-harm is a critical public health issue, with strikingly low rates of attendance to clinical services. By offering support, anonymity, and open discussions, online communities hold useful insights into the factors which influence help-seeking behavior. We explore the perceptions of clinical services in three self-harm online communities to understand which services are being used and why. Message threads from each community were extracted randomly until saturation, providing 513 messages across 60 threads. A thematic analysis was performed resulting in four key themes: access to appropriate services during an episode of self-harm, service preference, fears surrounding disclosure, and support. |
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| spelling | nottingham-550582018-09-19T14:52:34Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55058/ “They aren’t all like that”: perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities Williams, A. Jess Nielsen, Emma Coulson, Neil S. Self-harm is a critical public health issue, with strikingly low rates of attendance to clinical services. By offering support, anonymity, and open discussions, online communities hold useful insights into the factors which influence help-seeking behavior. We explore the perceptions of clinical services in three self-harm online communities to understand which services are being used and why. Message threads from each community were extracted randomly until saturation, providing 513 messages across 60 threads. A thematic analysis was performed resulting in four key themes: access to appropriate services during an episode of self-harm, service preference, fears surrounding disclosure, and support. SAGE 2018-07-19 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55058/1/They%201359105318788403%20%281%29.pdf Williams, A. Jess, Nielsen, Emma and Coulson, Neil S. (2018) “They aren’t all like that”: perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities. Journal of Health Psychology . ISSN 1461-7277 Clinical services; Internet; Online communities; Self-harm; Thematic analysis http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105318788403 doi:10.1177/1359105318788403 doi:10.1177/1359105318788403 |
| spellingShingle | Clinical services; Internet; Online communities; Self-harm; Thematic analysis Williams, A. Jess Nielsen, Emma Coulson, Neil S. “They aren’t all like that”: perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities |
| title | “They aren’t all like that”: perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities |
| title_full | “They aren’t all like that”: perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities |
| title_fullStr | “They aren’t all like that”: perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities |
| title_full_unstemmed | “They aren’t all like that”: perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities |
| title_short | “They aren’t all like that”: perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities |
| title_sort | “they aren’t all like that”: perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities |
| topic | Clinical services; Internet; Online communities; Self-harm; Thematic analysis |
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