"Social Support" 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.
Support systems that provide assistance and encouragement to individuals with physical or emotional disabilities in order that they may better cope. Informal social support is usually provided by friends, relatives, or peers, while formal assistance is provided by churches, groups, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D012944
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.500.600
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Support" by people in Profiles.
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Quantifying Social Connectedness in Parkinson's Disease: Reliability and Validity of a Clinical Assessment Toolkit. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2025 Mar; 12(3):358-363.
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Breastfeeding Social Support Among African American Women in the United States: A Meta-Ethnography. Adv Neonatal Care. 2023 Feb 01; 23(1):72-80.
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Communal mastery and associations with depressive and PTSD symptomatology among urban trauma-exposed women. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2022 Oct; 28(4):513-522.
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Psychosocial Moderators and Outcomes of a Randomized Effectiveness Trial for Child Asthma. J Pediatr Psychol. 2021 07 20; 46(6):673-687.
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Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Rural Areas: A Literature Review of Mental Health and Social Support. J Pediatr Nurs. 2021 Nov-Dec; 61:229-239.
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Views on Exercise Among Black Women During Pregnancy. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2021 09; 50(5):597-609.
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Impostor syndrome among physicians and physicians in training: A scoping review. Med Educ. 2020 Feb; 54(2):116-124.
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Mediators of racial and ethnic disparity in mother's own milk feeding in very low birth weight infants. Pediatr Res. 2019 04; 85(5):662-670.
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Psychosocial factors associated with treatment outcomes in women with obesity and major depressive disorder who received behavioral activation for depression. J Behav Med. 2019 06; 42(3):522-533.
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Race, psychosocial vulnerability and social support differences in inner-city women's symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2019 01; 32(1):18-31.