"Loneliness" 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.
The state of feeling sad or dejected as a result of lack of companionship or being separated from others.
| Descriptor ID |
D008132
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.470.713 I01.880.853.748.435
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Loneliness" by people in Profiles.
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Social isolation, loneliness, and their joint effects on cognitive decline and incident Alzheimer's disease: Findings from the Chicago health and aging project. J Prev Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Mar; 12(3):100046.
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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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Race and Apolipoprotein E-e4 Allele Status Differences in the Association Between Loneliness and Cognitive Decline. Psychosom Med. 2023 04 01; 85(3):231-237.
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Pandemic Lessons: Resilience and Hope. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2022 Jan; 60(1):11-12.
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Social Isolation and Loneliness: Imperatives for Health Care in a Post-COVID World. JAMA. 2021 Feb 09; 325(6):520-521.
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Loneliness Interacts With Cognition in Relation to Healthcare and Financial Decision Making Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Gerontologist. 2020 11 23; 60(8):1476-1484.
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Loneliness 5 years ante-mortem is associated with disease-related differential gene expression in postmortem dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Transl Psychiatry. 2018 01 10; 8(1):2.
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Loneliness in Older Black Adults with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Is Associated with Poorer Cognition. Gerontology. 2017; 63(3):253-262.
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Olfactory Dysfunction in Older Adults is Associated with Feelings of Depression and Loneliness. Chem Senses. 2016 05; 41(4):293-9.
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Negative social interactions and risk of mild cognitive impairment in old age. Neuropsychology. 2015 Jul; 29(4):561-70.