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Users' and Patients' Needs for Mental Health Services (694) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (3321) Quality/Credibility of eHealth Information and Trust Issues (956) Peer-to-Peer Support and Online Communities (1009) Registered Report (1567)

Published on in Vol 12 (2025)

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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/75320, first published .
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Understanding Safety in Online Mental Health Forums: Realist Evaluation

Understanding Safety in Online Mental Health Forums: Realist Evaluation

Authors of this article:

Paul Marshall1 Author Orcid Image ;   Neil Caton1 Author Orcid Image ;   Zoe Glossop1 Author Orcid Image ;   Steven Jones1 Author Orcid Image ;   Rachel Meacock2 Author Orcid Image ;   Paul Rayson3 Author Orcid Image ;   Heather Robinson1 Author Orcid Image ;   Fiona Lobban1 Author Orcid Image
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  1. Glossop Z, Lindroos Čermáková A, Marshall P, Rayson P, Robinson H, Semino E, Lobban F. Who uses mental health support forums, and why? Triangulating findings from surveys, interviews, and forum posts. DIGITAL HEALTH 2026;12 View
  2. Marshall P, Caton N, Lindroos Cermakova A, Dock B, Glossop Z, Jones S, Haines J, Lodge C, Machin K, Rycroft-Malone J, Meacock R, Peters D, Rayson P, Robinson H, Salhi L, Staff J, Lobban F. Design Guidelines for Online Health Forums: User-Centered Design Approach. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2026;28:e85411 View
  3. Yin Z, Wang Z, Chen M, Stockwell I, Ning X, Liu J, Zhang W, Xu J. Assisting patients with reliable information gathering: A guide to building efficient QA systems for medical use. PLOS Digital Health 2026;5(9):e0001634 View

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  1. Gowda B, Soha F, Katkeri A, J I, L C. 2026 International Conference on Emerging Research in Smart Electronics and Machine Informatics (ECMI). Social Media Wellness Tracker and Toxicity Reducer View