Support Group - Types of Support Groups

Types of Support Groups

In the case of a disease, an identity or a pre-disposition, for example, a support group will provide information, act as a clearing-house for experiences, and may serve as a public relations voice for sufferers, other members, and their families. Compare Mental Health Stigma, Mensa International and gay pride, for example.

For more temporary conditions, such as bereavement or the problems of ex-cult members, a support group may veer more towards helping those involved to overcome or move "beyond" their condition/experience.

Some support groups and conditions for which such groups may be formed are:

  • Addiction
  • AIDS
  • Alzheimer's
  • Alcoholics Anonymous
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Asperger syndrome
  • Breastfeeding
  • Brain Attack or Brain Trauma
  • Cancer
  • Circadian rhythm disorders
  • Diabetes
  • Debtors Anonymous
  • Domestic Violence
  • Eating disorders
  • Ex-gay groups
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Gamblers Anonymous
  • Grief
  • Infertility
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Miscarriage
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Sexual abuse survivors
  • Sleep disorders
  • Stroke
  • Suicide prevention
  • Ulcerative Colitis

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