"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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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Loneliness".
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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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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 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Loneliness" by people in Profiles.
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Transportation insecurity, loneliness, and emotional support among individuals with a history of cancer. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2026 Mar 03; 10(2).
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Sex-specific associations between loneliness and hair cortisol among older African American adults. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2026 Apr; 186:107755.
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Assessing the Mediating Roles of Global Sensory Impairment, Social Isolation, and Loneliness in the Association Between Education and Cognitive Function. J Appl Gerontol. 2026 09; 45(9):1749-1760.
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Which Social Variables Predict Diabetes Onset? Robust Findings in Two National Surveys. Gerontologist. 2024 10 01; 64(10).
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Types of sensory disability are differentially associated with mental health in older US adults over time. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 09; 72(9):2770-2781.
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Relating depression, anxiety, stress and loneliness to 5-year decline in physical function and frailty. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2023 12; 115:105199.
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Momentary loneliness among older adults: Contextual differences and their moderation by gender and race/ethnicity. Soc Sci Med. 2021 09; 285:114307.
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Associations of loneliness and social isolation with actigraph and self-reported sleep quality in a national sample of older adults. Sleep. 2021 01 21; 44(1).
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Hearing Impairment and Loneliness in Older Adults in the United States. J Appl Gerontol. 2021 10; 40(10):1366-1371.
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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.