Posted by Rzip on January 21, 2001, at 23:36:21
> > Will it be possible for those of us without big budgets to see this article? Buying the article costs $28, and subscribing to the online journal costs $99!!!!! I call that steep!
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> Wow, Noa, those prices does sound unreasonably steep. I think Dr. Bob previously mentioned something about trying to get the article posted here on PB. The article came out in the December edition. Now, being January, I am sure the publisher will be more willing to approve of it (hopefully).
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> Personally, I think the article has been blown out of proportion. It is a psychology article, so it is structural-oriented. It illustrates the PB set-up and its "key ingredients", such as anonymity, mutual support, and the "relatively small core of 'very important posters'". I mean, Dr. Bob is not categorizing any specific mental illness or anything/anyone medical. The theme of the article is related to the advantage of having an internet setup where the members focus on support and education, and the mental health professional (Dr. Bob) maintains the "supportive milieu". It is a very straightforward and witty (Dr. Bob's dry humor) psychology piece.
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> The concern over the screen names has been brought up. The article only uses alphabetical letters to stand in for the screen names. So, only those specific PB participants would know who's who. Dr. Bob dealt with the privacy and disguising issue in the following manner: "Names of poster have been deleted or replaced by letters, and some posts have been lightly edited for length."
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> I guess what started this whole controversy is the post by Vesper. I do not know if Vesper is a real PB participant or someone that Dr. Bob made up. Anyway, I am going to quote the post and you can judge it for yourself. By the way, this post is the ONLY instance where the poster is identified by screen name. I would think that Dr. Bob probably informed Vesper via e-mail in regards to the usage of the post. The reason for the post is to illustrate the PB page setup.
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> The title is: "so, uh, should I get sutures?"
> Posted by Vesper on August 23, 2000, at 0:26:20
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> How bad does a cut have to be to get sutures? My gf beat on me and I of course had to continue the abuse on my own. It isn't bleeding uncontrollably, but it's wide and kinda deep...
> thanks
> Vesper
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> Like I said, I do not know if Vesper is a real poster, or the above is an illustration of Dr. Bob's humor.
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> Actually, there isn't much from the article that us regular PB's do not already know. Dr. Bob just presented the essence of PB in a more scientifically acceptable manner.
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> I really hope that Dr. bob will make the article available on the website soon. Dr. Bob pooled the stats from the January to August 2000 time period. Since, I discovered PB in October/November?, I do not feel a personal attachment to the Results section. All the post samples (identified by letters) are in the Results section. It'll be interesting to hear from posters who's posts are included in the article. Again, keep your fingers crossed that Dr. Bob will pull through for us.
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> - Rzip
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> Note: All quotes are from the ARTICLE: Hsiung, R. (2000). The Best of Both worlds: An Online Self-Help Group Hosted by a Mental Health Professional. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 3(6), 935-950.
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