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Peer-to-Peer Support and Online Communities (1009) Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (2709) Participatory Medicine & E-Patients (1003) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (3321) Users' and Patients' Needs for Mental Health Services (694) Design and Usability of Websites for Special User Groups (296)

Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/79289, first published .
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Impacts of Using Peer Online Forums in Mental Health: Realist Evaluation Using Mixed Methods

Impacts of Using Peer Online Forums in Mental Health: Realist Evaluation Using Mixed Methods

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