"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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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Empathy" by people in Profiles.
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Dementia Simulation for Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Scoping Review. West J Nurs Res. 2023 11; 45(11):1053-1062.
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Creating Space for Adolescents and Families With Lived Experience of Homelessness to Build Familial Empathy, Communication, and Emotional Regulation: A Qualitative Study of Facilitators of Implementation. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2024 Jan; 62(1):27-35.
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Perceptions of Caring Recruitment Among Older Adults: African Americans and Non-Latinx Whites. Nurs Res. 2023 Mar-Apr 01; 72(2):114-122.
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Empathic communication in dignity therapy: Feasibility of measurement and descriptive findings. Palliat Support Care. 2022 06; 20(3):321-327.
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Authentic Empathy and the Role of Victim Service Providers in (De)stigmatizing Male Sexual Victimization. J Interpers Violence. 2022 04; 37(7-8):NP3832-NP3855.
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Desmoid fibromatosis through the patients' eyes: time to change the focus and organisation of care? Support Care Cancer. 2019 Mar; 27(3):965-980.
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Compassion Practices, Nurse Well-Being, and Ambulatory Patient Experience Ratings. Med Care. 2018 01; 56(1):4-10.
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Mindful Self-Compassion: How it Can Enhance Resilience. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2018 Jan 01; 56(1):15-17.
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Trauma appraisals, emotion regulation difficulties, and self-compassion predict posttraumatic stress symptoms following childhood abuse. Child Abuse Negl. 2017 Mar; 65:37-47.
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The Communal Coping Model of Pain Catastrophizing in Daily Life: A Within-Couples Daily Diary Study. J Pain. 2015 Nov; 16(11):1163-75.