"Empathy" 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.
An individual's objective and insightful awareness of the feelings and behavior of another person. It should be distinguished from sympathy, which is usually nonobjective and noncritical. It includes caring, which is the demonstration of an awareness of and a concern for the good of others. (From Bioethics Thesaurus, 1992)
| Descriptor ID |
D004645
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.752.355 F01.752.543.500.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Empathy" by people in Profiles.
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Lauerer JA. Caring for Nurses. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2020 Jul/Aug; 26(4):339.
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Vaizer R, Aslam S, Pearson WG, Rockich-Winston N. What does it mean to be a physician? Exploring social imaginaries of first-year medical students. Int J Med Educ. 2020 Mar 27; 11:76-80.
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Gehrer NA, Duchowski AT, Jusyte A, Schönenberg M. Eye contact during live social interaction in incarcerated psychopathic offenders. Personal Disord. 2020 11; 11(6):431-439.
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Loper PL. Trauma Surgery. JAMA. 2020 Mar 10; 323(10):929-930.
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Cox SS, Reichel CM. Rats display empathic behavior independent of the opportunity for social interaction. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2020 06; 45(7):1097-1104.
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Vanstone M, Neville TH, Clarke FJ, Swinton M, Sadik M, Takaoka A, Smith O, Baker AJ, LeBlanc A, Foster D, Dhingra V, Phung P, Xu XS, Kao Y, Heels-Ansdell D, Tam B, Toledo F, Boyle A, Cook DJ. Compassionate End-of-Life Care: Mixed-Methods Multisite Evaluation of the 3 Wishes Project. Ann Intern Med. 2020 01 07; 172(1):1-11.
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Heiney SP, Polyakova-Norwood V, DeGregory C. Using a Continuing Multimedia Case Study to Develop Critical Thinking and Empathy. J Nurs Educ. 2019 Mar 01; 58(3):169-172.
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Loper PL. The Electronic Health Record and Acquired Physician Autism. JAMA Pediatr. 2018 11 01; 172(11):1009.
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Kobak R, Zajac K, Abbott C, Zisk A, Bounoua N. Atypical dimensions of caregiver-adolescent interaction in an economically disadvantaged sample. Dev Psychopathol. 2017 05; 29(2):405-416.
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Chalela JA. Medical Care of Detainees in US Military Facilities: Unspeakable Kindness. JAMA. 2017 Mar 21; 317(11):1119-1120.