復數(shù)：support groups

In a support group, members provide each other with various types of help, usually nonprofessional and nonmaterial, for a particular shared, usually burdensome, characteristic. Members with the same issues can come together for sharing coping strategies, to feel more empowered and for find a sense of community.

Electronic meeting systems to support group work
Electronics Meetings Systems to Support Group Work
Evaluation of an internet support group for women with primary breast cancer
The analysis of an electronic support group for individuals with eating disorders
Video conferencing as a technology to support group work: a review of its failures
Effects of a mutual support group for families of Chinese people with schizophrenia: 18-month follow-up
Outcome of cognitive-behavioral and support group brief therapies for depressed, HIV-infected persons.
Online Help: Cancer Patients Participate in a Computer-Mediated Support Group
Standing out and fitting in: a report on a support group for individuals with Asperger syndrome using a personal account
Receiving social support online: an analysis of a computer-mediated support group for individuals living with irritable bowel syndrome