"Problem Solving" 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.
A learning situation involving more than one alternative from which a selection is made in order to attain a specific goal.
| Descriptor ID |
D011340
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.425.725 F02.463.785.810
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Problem Solving" by people in Profiles.
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Planning and problem solving across multiple psychiatric disorders in young adults. J Psychiatr Res. 2026 05; 196:1-7.
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Seeking medical wisdom: Development of a physician-defined practical model of wise competence. Med Educ. 2025 09; 59(9):938-949.
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Factors influencing diagnostic accuracy among intensive care unit clinicians - an observational study. Diagnosis (Berl). 2024 02 01; 11(1):31-39.
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Beyond Compliance: Growth as the Guiding Value in Undergraduate Medical Education. Acad Med. 2023 06 01; 98(6S):S39-S45.
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Exploring US internal medicine resident career preferences: a Q-methodology study. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2023 08; 28(3):669-686.
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Design thinking to improve healthcare delivery in the intensive care unit: Promise, pitfalls, and lessons learned. J Crit Care. 2022 06; 69:153999.
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An experimental examination of interpersonal problem-solving in nonsuicidal self-injury: A pilot study. J Psychiatr Res. 2021 12; 144:146-150.
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Motivated Reasoning in an Explore-Exploit Task. Cogn Sci. 2021 08; 45(8):e13018.
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Use of a structured approach and virtual simulation practice to improve diagnostic reasoning. Diagnosis (Berl). 2021 07 12; 9(1):69-76.
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Supporting Teen Problem-Solving (STEPS) 3 year outcomes: Preventing diabetes-specific emotional distress and depressive symptoms in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2020 Nov; 88(11):1019-1031.