"Self-Help Groups" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Organizations which provide an environment encouraging social interactions through group activities or individual relationships especially for the purpose of rehabilitating or supporting patients, individuals with common health problems, or the elderly. They include therapeutic social clubs.
| Descriptor ID |
D012657
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.540.782
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| Concept/Terms |
Self-Help Groups- Self-Help Groups
- Group, Self-Help
- Groups, Self-Help
- Self Help Groups
- Self-Help Group
- Support Groups
- Group, Support
- Groups, Support
- Support Group
Clubs, Therapeutic Social- Clubs, Therapeutic Social
- Club, Therapeutic Social
- Social Club, Therapeutic
- Therapeutic Social Club
- Social Clubs, Therapeutic
- Therapeutic Social Clubs
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Self-Help Groups" by people in Profiles.
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The role of facebook support groups for women with benign urologic conditions. Neurourol Urodyn. 2023 11; 42(8):1795-1801.
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Comparing integrative cognitive-affective therapy and guided self-help cognitive-behavioral therapy to treat binge-eating disorder using standard and naturalistic momentary outcome measures: A randomized controlled trial. Int J Eat Disord. 2020 09; 53(9):1418-1427.
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Development of a Psycho-Educational Support Program for Individuals with Primary Progressive Aphasia and their Care-Partners. Dementia (London). 2019 May; 18(4):1310-1327.
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An online monogenic diabetes discussion group: supporting families and fueling new research. Transl Res. 2015 Nov; 166(5):425-31.
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Twitter as a tool for communication and knowledge exchange in academic medicine: A guide for skeptics and novices. Med Teach. 2015 May; 37(5):411-6.
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The role of motivation in family-based guided self-help treatment for pediatric obesity. Child Obes. 2014 Oct; 10(5):392-9.
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Online support groups for women with metastatic breast cancer: a feasibility pilot study. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2010; 28(5):560-86.
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The efficacy of self-help group treatment and therapist-led group treatment for binge eating disorder. Am J Psychiatry. 2009 Dec; 166(12):1347-54.
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Imaginal desensitisation plus motivational interviewing for pathological gambling: randomised controlled trial. Br J Psychiatry. 2009 Sep; 195(3):266-7.
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Partnering with mutual aid associations to provide home injury prevention. Fam Community Health. 2009 Apr-Jun; 32(2):101-4.