"Saints" 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.
Persons officially recognized or acknowledged as pre-eminent for consecration, holiness, and piety, especially through canonization by a branch of the Christian church. (From Webster, 3d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D018597
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.844.188.715
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Saints" by people in Profiles.
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The Practice of Holy Fasting in the Late Middle Ages: A Psychiatric Approach. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2015 Aug; 203(8):650-3.
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Anorexia mirabilis: the practice of fasting by Saint Catherine of Siena in the late Middle Ages. Am J Psychiatry. 2013 Apr; 170(4):370-1.