Single Parent

"Single Parent" 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.

MeSH information

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A natural, adoptive, or substitute parent of a dependent child, who lives with only one parent. The single parent may live with or visit the child. The concept includes the never-married, as well as the divorced and widowed.

Descriptor ID	D015406
MeSH Number(s)	F01.829.263.315.500.725.700 F01.829.263.500.320.785 I01.240.361.500.725.700 I01.880.853.150.423.500.725.700 I01.880.853.150.500.340.785 M01.620.785 N01.224.361.500.725.700 N01.824.308.500.725.700
Concept/Terms	Single Parent Single Parent Parent, Single Parents, Single Single Parents Single Stepparent Single Stepparent Single Stepparents Stepparent, Single Stepparents, Single Single Step-Parent Single Step Parent Single Step-Parents Step-Parent, Single Step-Parents, Single

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Single Parent".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Family [F01.829.263]
Family Characteristics [F01.829.263.315]
Marital Status [F01.829.263.315.500]
Single Person [F01.829.263.315.500.725]
Single Parent [F01.829.263.315.500.725.700]
Nuclear Family [F01.829.263.500]
Parents [F01.829.263.500.320]
Single Parent [F01.829.263.500.320.785]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Demography [I01.240]
Family Characteristics [I01.240.361]
Marital Status [I01.240.361.500]
Single Person [I01.240.361.500.725]
Single Parent [I01.240.361.500.725.700]
Sociology [I01.880]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Family [I01.880.853.150]
Family Characteristics [I01.880.853.150.423]
Marital Status [I01.880.853.150.423.500]
Single Person [I01.880.853.150.423.500.725]
Single Parent [I01.880.853.150.423.500.725.700]
Nuclear Family [I01.880.853.150.500]
Parents [I01.880.853.150.500.340]
Single Parent [I01.880.853.150.500.340.785]
Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Parents [M01.620]
Single Parent [M01.620.785]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Family Characteristics [N01.224.361]
Marital Status [N01.224.361.500]
Single Person [N01.224.361.500.725]
Single Parent [N01.224.361.500.725.700]
Socioeconomic Factors [N01.824]
Family Characteristics [N01.824.308]
Marital Status [N01.824.308.500]
Single Person [N01.824.308.500.725]
Single Parent [N01.824.308.500.725.700]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Single Parent".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Single Parent".

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