"Empathy" 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.
An individual's objective and insightful awareness of the feelings and behavior of another person. It should be distinguished from sympathy, which is usually nonobjective and noncritical. It includes caring, which is the demonstration of an awareness of and a concern for the good of others. (From Bioethics Thesaurus, 1992)
| Descriptor ID |
D004645
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.752.355 F01.752.543.500.500
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Empathy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Empathy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2014 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Empathy" by people in Profiles.
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Improvisational and Standup Comedy, Graphic Medicine, and Theatre of the Oppressed to Teach Advancing Health Equity. Acad Med. 2022 12 01; 97(12):1732-1737.
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Are empathic processes mechanisms of pregnancy's protective effect on smoking? Identification of a novel target for preventive intervention. Soc Sci Med. 2022 07; 305:115071.
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Psychopathic traits modulate functional connectivity during pain perception and perspective-taking in female inmates. Neuroimage Clin. 2022; 34:102984.
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Health Care Professionals' Spirituality and COVID-19: Meaning, Compassion, Relationship. JAMA. 2021 10 26; 326(16):1577-1578.
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Does ?3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy) induce subjective feelings of social connection in humans? A multilevel meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2021; 16(10):e0258849.
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EEG distinguishes heroic narratives in ISIS online video propaganda. Sci Rep. 2020 11 11; 10(1):19593.
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Mental Wellbeing in Laboratory Animal Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study of Compassion Fatigue, Contributing Factors, and Coping Mechanisms. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2021 01 01; 60(1):54-63.
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Move It or Lose It: Summarizing Peer-reviewed Evidence for Practicing What You Preach. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2020 Aug; 19(8):286-289.
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Compassionate Care: Making It a Priority and the Science Behind It. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Jul; 40 Suppl 1:S4-S7.
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Empathy in Medicine: What It Is, and How Much We Really Need It. Am J Med. 2020 05; 133(5):561-566.