"Sign Language" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A system of hand gestures used for communication by the deaf or by people speaking different languages.
| Descriptor ID |
D012813
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169.063.500.200.609.668 E02.831.200.609.668 F01.145.209.530.702.668 L01.143.649.526.668
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| Concept/Terms |
Sign Language- Sign Language
- Language, Sign
- Languages, Sign
- Sign Languages
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sign Language" by people in Profiles.
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Anderson ML, Wilkins AM, Hostovsky S, Pici-D'Ottavio E, Aldalur A, McGinnis F, Meza K. Psychotherapy research in the deaf community: pilot clinical trial lessons learned. J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ. 2025 Jun 20; 30(3):315-323.
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Tan NS, James TG, McKee KS, Moore Simas TA, Smith LD, McKee MM, Mitra M. Antenatal depression and drug use among deaf and hard-of-hearing birthing parents: results from a U.S. National Survey. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2025 08; 28(4):691-698.
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James TG, McKee KS, Moore Simas TA, Smith LD, McKee MM, Mitra M. Cesarean birth and adverse birth outcomes among sub-populations of deaf and hard-of-hearing people. Disabil Health J. 2024 Oct; 17(4):101639.
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Kushalnagar P, Nicolarakis O, Mirus G, Anderson M, Burke T, Kushalnagar R. Barriers and facilitators to the inclusion of deaf people in clinical trials. Clin Trials. 2023 10; 20(5):576-580.
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James TG, Argenyi MS, Guardino DL, McKee MM, Wilson JAB, Sullivan MK, Griest Schwartzman E, Anderson ML. Communication Access In Mental Health And Substance Use Treatment Facilities For Deaf American Sign Language Users. Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 10; 41(10):1413-1422.
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Anderson ML, Riker T, Wilkins AM. Application of the truth and reconciliation model to meaningfully engage deaf sign language users in the research process. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2023 Jan; 29(1):15-23.
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Anderson ML, Riker T, Gagne K, Hakulin S, Higgins T, Meehan J, Stout E, Pici-D'Ottavio E, Cappetta K, Wolf Craig KS. Deaf Qualitative Health Research: Leveraging Technology to Conduct Linguistically and Sociopolitically Appropriate Methods of Inquiry. Qual Health Res. 2018 09; 28(11):1813-1824.
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Anderson ML, Wolf Craig KS, Ziedonis DM. Deaf people's help-seeking following trauma: Experiences with and recommendations for the Massachusetts behavioral health care system. Psychol Trauma. 2017 03; 9(2):239-248.
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Mitchell TV. Category selectivity of the N170 and the role of expertise in deaf signers. Hear Res. 2017 01; 343:150-161.
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Shuler GK, Mistler LA, Torrey K, Depukat R. More than signing: communicating with the deaf. Nurs Manage. 2014 Mar; 45(3):20-7; quiz 27-8.