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Exploring Social Support in an Online Support Community for Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders: An Analysis of Postings (2022)
Journal Article
Soos, M., Coulson, N. S., & Davies, E. B. (2022). Exploring Social Support in an Online Support Community for Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders: An Analysis of Postings. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(10), Article e34403. https://doi.org/10.2196/34403

Background:
Online support communities have become an accessible way of gaining social, emotional, and informational support from peers and may be particularly useful for individuals with chronic conditions. To date, there have been few studies expl... Read More about Exploring Social Support in an Online Support Community for Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders: An Analysis of Postings.

Using Online Support Communities for Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders: Online Survey of Users' Experiences (2020)
Journal Article
Perkins, V., Coulson, N. S., & Davies, E. B. (2020). Using Online Support Communities for Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders: Online Survey of Users' Experiences. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(11), Article e18099. https://doi.org/10.2196/18099

Background:

People living with a tic disorder – such as Tourette syndrome (TS) – experience many negative psychological and social challenges arising from chronic tics, such as stigmatisation from peers and poorer quality of life, and these can im... Read More about Using Online Support Communities for Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders: Online Survey of Users' Experiences.