"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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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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| 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Loneliness" by people in Profiles.
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Hearing Intervention, Social Isolation, and Loneliness: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Jul 01; 185(7):797-806.
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Understanding loneliness and its correlates among people with spinal cord injury. Disabil Rehabil. 2025 Jul; 47(14):3570-3580.
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The Relationship Between Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Narrative Review. Ann Behav Med. 2024 Nov 16; 58(12):779-788.
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Loneliness and Social Network Characteristics Among Older Adults With Hearing Loss in the ACHIEVE Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2024 02 01; 79(2).
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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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Loneliness in adults awaiting liver transplantation at 7 U.S. transplant centers. Ann Hepatol. 2022 Sep-Oct; 27(5):100718.
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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 Current State of HIV and Aging: Findings Presented at the 10th International Workshop on HIV and Aging. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2020 12; 36(12):973-981.
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[The covid-19 emergency in the words of the nurses]. Assist Inferm Ric. 2020 Apr-Jun; 39(2):66-108.