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Peer-to-Peer Support and Online Communities (797) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (1691) Focus Groups and Qualitative Research for Human Factors Research (1220)

Published on in Vol 23, No 7 (2021): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/25917, first published .
A Newly Developed Online Peer Support Community for Depression (Depression Connect): Qualitative Study

A Newly Developed Online Peer Support Community for Depression (Depression Connect): Qualitative Study

A Newly Developed Online Peer Support Community for Depression (Depression Connect): Qualitative Study

Authors of this article:

Dorien Smit1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Janna N Vrijsen1, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Bart Groeneweg4 Author Orcid Image ;   Amber Vellinga-Dings5 Author Orcid Image ;   Janneke Peelen6 Author Orcid Image ;   Jan Spijker1, 2 Author Orcid Image
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