SynthesisPsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2018
Potential Benefits of Incorporating Peer-to-Peer Interactions Into Digital Interventions for Psychotic Disorders: A Systematic Review.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychosocial Interventions in the Rehabilitation and the Management of Psychosis and Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review on Digitally-Delivered Interventions.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2025Pooled it
- How do people living with psychotic disorders access and use information and communication technology: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- The Effects of Nonclinician Guidance on Effectiveness and Process Outcomes in Digital Mental Health Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
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- The service user experience of SlowMo therapy: A co-produced thematic analysis of service users' subjective experience.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2022Trial
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- Insights and Recommendations From Moderators and Community Members for Keeping Online Peer Support Safe: Thematic Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Digital peer support interventions for people with mental health conditions in outpatient settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ mental health · 2026Article
- Elevated prodromal psychotic symptoms lead to impaired social functioning via loneliness: A longitudinal mediation study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Understanding Behavioral Influences on Eating Disorders and App Engagement to Inform Eating Disorder App Development: Qualitative Online Focus Groups With Adults With Lived Experience.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Psychological and socio-contextual factors influencing preventive healthcare decision-making: evidence from IT and ITES companies in three cities of India.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Loneliness in schizophrenia: Just loneliness.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Review
- How do users of a mental health app conceptualise digital therapeutic alliance? A qualitative study using the framework approach.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Participatory Intervention Development of a Peer-Guided Self-Help App for Anxiety Disorders: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Exploring the Impact of Digital Peer Support Services on Meeting Unmet Needs Within an Employee Assistance Program: Retrospective Cohort Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Critical behavioral traits foster peer engagement in Online Mental Health Communities.PloS one · 2025Article
- Under the Tech Umbrella: Assessing the Landscape of Telemedicine Innovations (Telemechron Study).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Relationship of Internet, Social Media, and Related Technology Use with Disease Severity and Functionality in Individuals with Serious Mental Disorders.Noro psikiyatri arsivi · 2024Article
- South African university students' experiences of online group cognitive behavioural therapy: Implications for delivering digital mental health interventions to young people.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Article
- Meeting the Unmet Needs of Individuals With Mental Disorders: Scoping Review on Peer-to-Peer Web-Based Interactions.JMIR mental health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivePeer-to-peer interactions and support groups mitigate experiences of social isolation and loneliness often reported by individuals with psychotic disorders. Online peer-to-peer communication can promote broader use of this form of social support. Peer-to-peer interactions occur naturally on social media platforms, but they can negatively affect mental health. Recent digital interventions for persons with psychotic disorders have harnessed the principles of social media to incorporate peer-to-peer communication. This review examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of recent digital interventions in order to identify strategies to maximize benefits of online peer-to-peer communication for persons with psychotic disorders.
methodsAn electronic database search of PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Health Technology Assessment Database was conducted in February 2017 and yielded a total of 1,015 results. Eight publications that reported data from six independent trials and five interventions were reviewed.
resultsThe technology supporting peer-to-peer communication varied greatly across studies, from online forums to embedded social networking. When peer-to-peer interactions were moderated by facilitators, retention, engagement, acceptability, and efficacy were higher than for interventions with no facilitators. Individuals with psychotic disorders were actively engaged with moderated peer-to-peer communication and showed improvements in perceived social support. Studies involving service users in intervention design showed higher rates of acceptability.
conclusionsIndividuals with psychotic disorders value and benefit from digital interventions that include moderated peer-to-peer interactions. Incorporating peer-to-peer communication into digital interventions for this population may increase compliance with other evidence-based therapies by producing more acceptable and engaging online environments.
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