"Body Image" 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.
Individuals' concept of their own bodies.
| Descriptor ID |
D001828
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.752.747.792.110 F02.463.593.112
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Image- Body Image
- Body Images
- Image, Body
- Images, Body
Body Representation- Body Representation
- Body Representations
- Representation, Body
- Representations, Body
Body Schema- Body Schema
- Body Schemas
- Schema, Body
- Schemas, Body
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Body Image" by people in this website by year, and whether "Body Image" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Image" by people in Profiles.
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Exploring Mirror Perspectives Among African American Women Living With Obesity at a Primary Care Clinic in the United States. J Adv Nurs. 2025 Jul; 81(7):4136-4145.
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A quantitative systematic review assessing the impact of burn injuries on body image. Body Image. 2020 Jun; 33:47-65.
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Patient Attitudes Toward Testicular Prosthesis Placement After Orchiectomy. Am J Mens Health. 2019 Jul-Aug; 13(4):1557988319861019.
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Cosmetic camouflage improves quality of life among patients with skin disfigurement: A systematic review. Body Image. 2018 Dec; 27:98-108.
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Self-reported Health Predicts Hispanic Women's Weight Perceptions and Concerns. Am J Health Behav. 2018 07 01; 42(4):61-69.
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"Healthy Habits, Healthy Girls-Brazil": an obesity prevention program with added focus on eating disorders. Eat Weight Disord. 2019 Feb; 24(1):107-119.
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Body dissatisfaction and suicidal ideation among psychiatric inpatients with eating disorders. Compr Psychiatry. 2018 07; 84:22-25.
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"Our organs have a purpose": body image acceptance in Latina breast cancer survivors. Psychooncology. 2016 11; 25(11):1337-1342.
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Discordance between measured weight, perceived weight, and body satisfaction among adolescents. J Psychosom Res. 2016 09; 88:22-7.
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Self-weighing behavior in individuals with eating disorders. Int J Eat Disord. 2016 Aug; 49(8):817-21.