Self-Help Groups

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	N03.540.782
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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Self-Help Groups".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Organizations [N03.540]
Self-Help Groups [N03.540.782]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Self-Help Groups".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Self-Help Groups".

Self-Help Groups
Alcoholics Anonymous

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Bar chart showing 27 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	0	1	1
2006	2	1	3
2007	1	0	1
2008	0	3	3
2009	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	0	1	1
2012	3	0	3
2013	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	2	2	4
2021	0	1	1

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Kako PM, Ngui E, Kako T, Ndakuya-Fitzgerald F, Mkandawire-Valhmu L, Dressel AE, Kiplagat A, Egede LE. Sustaining peer support groups: Insights from women living with HIV in rural Kenya. Public Health Nurs. 2021 07; 38(4):588-595.

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Schulz EV, Murphy HJ, Taylor SN. Sooner or later: does early human milk fortification improve outcomes? J Perinatol. 2018 04; 38(4):311-314.

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Stephens TM. The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in the Education, Support, and Services for Persons Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Nurs Clin North Am. 2018 03; 53(1):25-33.

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Scharett E, Madathil KC, Lopes S, Rogers H, Agnisarman S, Narasimha S, Ashok A, Dye C. An Investigation of the Information Sought by Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients on Online Peer Support Groups. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2017 Oct; 20(10):640-657.

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Hammer NM, Egestad LK, Nielsen SG, Bjerre E, Johansen C, Egerod I, Pinto B, Midtgaard J. Feasibility and acceptability of active book clubs in cancer survivors - an explorative investigation. Acta Oncol. 2017 Mar; 56(3):471-478.

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Hatch-Maillette M, Wells EA, Doyle SR, Brigham GS, Daley D, DiCenzo J, Donovan D, Garrett S, Horigian VE, Jenkins L, Killeen T, Owens M, Perl HI. Predictors of 12-Step Attendance and Participation for Individuals With Stimulant Use Disorders. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2016 09; 68:74-82.

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West JS, Price M, Gros KS, Ruggiero KJ. Community support as a moderator of postdisaster mental health symptoms in urban and nonurban communities. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2013 Oct; 7(5):443-51.

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Eisen SV, Schultz MR, Mueller LN, Degenhart C, Clark JA, Resnick SG, Christiansen CL, Armstrong M, Bottonari KA, Rosenheck RA, Sadow D. Outcome of a randomized study of a mental health peer education and support group in the VA. Psychiatr Serv. 2012 Dec; 63(12):1243-6.

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Donovan DM, Daley DC, Brigham GS, Hodgkins CC, Perl HI, Garrett SB, Doyle SR, Floyd AS, Knox PC, Botero C, Kelly TM, Killeen TK, Hayes C, Kau'i Baumhofer N, Kau'ibaumhofer N, Seamans C, Zammarelli L. Stimulant abuser groups to engage in 12-step: a multisite trial in the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2013 Jan; 44(1):103-14.

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Heiney SP, Adams SA, Wells LM, Johnson H, King JM. Participant evaluation of teleconference support for African American women with breast cancer. Cancer Nurs. 2012 Mar-Apr; 35(2):E24-30.

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