"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Loneliness" by people in Profiles.
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Emotional, behavioral, and physical health consequences of loneliness in young adult survivors of childhood cancer: Results from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer. 2023 04 01; 129(7):1117-1128.
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Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships During COVID-19: Providing Virtual Field Opportunities for Student Learners and Addressing Social Isolation in Older Adults. J Appl Gerontol. 2022 07; 41(7):1657-1664.
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Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Hearing-Impaired Pediatric Population: A Scoping Review. Laryngoscope. 2021 08; 131(8):1869-1875.
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[The covid-19 emergency in the words of the nurses]. Assist Inferm Ric. 2020 Apr-Jun; 39(2):66-108.
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Appreciating the 4 "Ts" of Loneliness When Providing Psychiatric Care for the Lonely Patient. J Psychiatr Pract. 2019 Sep; 25(5):402-410.
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Perceived Illness Stigma, Thwarted Belongingness, and Depressive Symptoms in Youth With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2018 04 23; 24(5):960-965.
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Predicting pornography use over time: Does self-reported "addiction" matter? Addict Behav. 2018 07; 82:57-64.
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Prevalence and Clinical Differences of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in a Community Sample of Youth Receiving Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2017 10; 48(5):705-713.
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Investigating insomnia as a cross-sectional and longitudinal predictor of loneliness: Findings from six samples. Psychiatry Res. 2017 07; 253:116-128.
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Loneliness Among People With Spinal Cord Injury: Exploring the Psychometric Properties of the 3-Item Loneliness Scale. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 10; 97(10):1728-34.