 Loneliness
"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.
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D008132
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.470.713 I01.880.683.435
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Loneliness" by people in this website by year, and whether "Loneliness" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Loneliness" by people in Profiles.
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Abdellaoui A, Sanchez-Roige S, Sealock J, Treur JL, Dennis J, Fontanillas P, Elson S. Phenome-wide investigation of health outcomes associated with genetic predisposition to loneliness. Hum Mol Genet. 2019 11 15; 28(22):3853-3865.
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Tung EL, Hawkley LC, Cagney KA, Peek ME. Social Isolation, Loneliness, And Violence Exposure In Urban Adults. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 10; 38(10):1670-1678.
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Spithoven AWM, Cacioppo S, Goossens L, Cacioppo JT. Genetic Contributions to Loneliness and Their Relevance to the Evolutionary Theory of Loneliness. Perspect Psychol Sci. 2019 05; 14(3):376-396.
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Layden EA, Cacioppo JT, Cacioppo S. Loneliness predicts a preference for larger interpersonal distance within intimate space. PLoS One. 2018; 13(9):e0203491.
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Cacioppo JT, Cacioppo S. The growing problem of loneliness. Lancet. 2018 02 03; 391(10119):426.
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Cacioppo JT, Chen HY, Cacioppo S. Reciprocal Influences Between Loneliness and Self-Centeredness: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis in a Population-Based Sample of African American, Hispanic, and Caucasian Adults. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2017 Aug; 43(8):1125-1135.
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van Roekel E, Verhagen M, Engels RCME, Scholte RHJ, Cacioppo S, Cacioppo JT. Trait and State Levels of Loneliness in Early and Late Adolescents: Examining the Differential Reactivity Hypothesis. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2018 Nov-Dec; 47(6):888-899.
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McClintock MK, Dale W, Laumann EO, Waite L. Empirical redefinition of comprehensive health and well-being in the older adults of the United States. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 May 31; 113(22):E3071-80.
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Sivam A, Wroblewski KE, Alkorta-Aranburu G, Barnes LL, Wilson RS, Bennett DA, Pinto JM. 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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Cacioppo S, Cacioppo JT. Why may allopregnanolone help alleviate loneliness? Med Hypotheses. 2015 Dec; 85(6):947-52.
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