‘In my experience …’: The use of the word <i>experience</i> in peer online forums for mental health
While we found some instances of negative judgements about health professionals, we did not find any clearcut instances of mis/disinformation or potentially harmful advice. Overall, the analysis supports the view that sharing lived experience in peer online mental health forums can be beneficial.
Authors
- Neil Caton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5691-0252)
- Karin Tusting (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8250-4779)
- Elena Semino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3421-2963)
- John Vidler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3442-6862)
- Matthew Coole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9279-931X)
- Paul Rayson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1257-2191)
- Fiona Lobban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6594-4350)
- Zoe Glossop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6151-4860)
- Anna Čermáková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8597-520X)
- Heather Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3566-2253)
- Paul Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3913-3359)
- Steven Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8801-5113)
- Tamara Rakić
- Christopher Lodge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7281-3323)
Institutions
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (GB)
- Lancaster University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Digital Health
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076251385593
- Primary Topic
- Social Media in Health Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00