"Happiness" 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.
Highly pleasant emotion characterized by outward manifestations of gratification; joy.
| Descriptor ID |
D006240
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.470.516
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Happiness" by people in Profiles.
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Going beyond ourselves: the role of self-transcendent experiences in wisdom. Cogn Emot. 2023 02; 37(1):98-116.
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Increases in loneliness during medical school are associated with increases in individuals' likelihood of mislabeling emotions as negative. Emotion. 2022 Jun; 22(4):740-750.
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Amygdala hyperactivation to angry faces in intermittent explosive disorder. J Psychiatr Res. 2016 08; 79:34-41.
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Using and interpreting mental health measures in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2014 Nov; 69 Suppl 2:S99-116.
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Emotional language processing: how mood affects integration processes during discourse comprehension. Brain Lang. 2012 Sep; 122(3):199-210.
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The association of perceived abuse and discrimination after September 11, 2001, with psychological distress, level of happiness, and health status among Arab Americans. Am J Public Health. 2010 Feb; 100(2):284-91.
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Life, surgery, and the pursuit of happiness. Arch Surg. 2009 Jul; 144(7):607-11.
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Identifying differences in biased affective information processing in major depression. Psychiatry Res. 2008 May 30; 159(1-2):18-24.
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Experienced pleasantness. Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Mar; 5(3):119.
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The concept of happiness: a multidimensional scaling investigation. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1988; 27(2):141-54.