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Table 1 Themes, descriptive headings and tweet counts

From: Using social media for support and feedback by mental health service users: thematic analysis of a twitter conversation

Theme

Descriptive heading

Count

The impact of diagnosis on personal identity and as a facilitator for accessing care

 

95

 

Care provision

13

 

Individual

58

 

Nature of diagnosis

14

 

Overshadowing

2

 

Role

4

 

Stigma

4

The balance of power between professional and service user

 

12

 

Individual power

1

 

Political

1

 

Professional

2

 

Sharing

1

 

Systemic

1

 

Threatening

6

Therapeutic relationship and developing professional communication

 

198

 

Burnout

5

 

Carer communication

1

 

Communication

37

 

Compassion

22

 

Critical

35

 

GP

6

 

Handover/sharing

6

 

Learning

3

 

Paramedic

2

 

Police

3

 

Professionalism

37

 

Respect

10

 

Risk

1

 

Support

2

 

Team working

1

 

Understanding

26

 

With client

1

Support provision through medication, crisis planning, service provision and wider society

 

77

 

Accessing care

15

 

Crisis

4

 

Non-psychotropic

9

 

Pharmacological

19

 

Psychological

3

 

Resources

13

 

Service availability

9

 

Society

5

Thanks

 

36

Self referential

 

75

Linking out

 

22

Total unique Tweet count

 

515