"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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2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2021 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Empathy" by people in Profiles.
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Using Visual Arts Education and Reflective Practice to Increase Empathy and Perspective Taking in Medical Students. MedEdPORTAL. 2023; 19:11346.
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Perceived care partner burden at 1-year post-injury and associations with emotional awareness, functioning, and empathy after TBI: A TBI model systems study. NeuroRehabilitation. 2023; 52(1):59-69.
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Competencies for quality spiritual care in palliative care in Latin America: from the Spirituality Commission of the Latin American Association for Palliative Care. Ann Palliat Med. 2022 Oct; 11(10):3247-3262.
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Improving pharmacy students' empathy and attitudes regarding opioid overdose and substance use disorder in a skills-based learning environment. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2022 05; 14(5):604-611.
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Reducing Secondary Traumatic Stress and Fueling Knowledge of Child Maltreatment Among Health Care Providers. J Trauma Nurs. 2022 Jan-Feb 01; 29(1):41-46.
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It's Okay to Say "I'm Sorry". Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 11 01; 148(5S):48S-50S.
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The Incremental Influence of Course Leadership, Team Dynamics, and Psychological Safety on Personal Empathy and Burnout. Acad Med. 2021 11 01; 96(11S):S222-S223.
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'Rich' and 'poor' in mentalizing: Do expert mentalizers exist? PLoS One. 2021; 16(10):e0259030.
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Plastic Surgery'isms. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 10 01; 148(4):927-929.
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Multifaceted empathy differences in children and adults with autism. Sci Rep. 2021 09 30; 11(1):19503.