Battling Depression? Help Is @ Your Fingertips

Battling Depression? Help Is @ Your Fingertips

Support groups can be invaluable in helping women recover from depression—even groups without face-to-face contact. Members who logged on to an Internet support group for at least 10 hours a month were twice as likely to conquer their depression than were less frequent users.

Why choose an Internet group? For women who can’t talk about personal issues in front of others, the privacy is priceless.

Importantly, the women used the group to supplement—not replace—professional care.

American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 159, No. 12

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