"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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Empathy" by people in Profiles.
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Phillips HL, Dai H, Choi SY, Jansen-West K, Zajicek AS, Daly L, Petrucelli L, Gao FB, Yao WD. Dorsomedial prefrontal hypoexcitability underlies lost empathy in frontotemporal dementia. Neuron. 2023 03 15; 111(6):797-806.e6.
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Kaitz J, Lebeck KD, Catalfamo C. Compassion Is Our Mantra. Am J Psychother. 2022 09 01; 75(3):145-146.
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Berry MP, Lutz J, Schuman-Olivier Z, Germer C, Pollak S, Edwards RR, Gardiner P, Desbordes G, Napadow V. Brief Self-Compassion Training Alters Neural Responses to Evoked Pain for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study. Pain Med. 2020 10 01; 21(10):2172-2185.
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Lutz J, Berry MP, Napadow V, Germer C, Pollak S, Gardiner P, Edwards RR, Desbordes G, Schuman-Olivier Z. Neural activations during self-related processing in patients with chronic pain and effects of a brief self-compassion training - A pilot study. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. 2020 10 30; 304:111155.
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Gurwitz JH, Bonner A. Nursing Homes, the Pandemic, and Caring Enough. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 09; 35(9):2752-2754.
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Lagu T. The Importance of Compassion as the Default in Times of Crisis: The Curious Case of "Vertical Interdiction". J Hosp Med. 2020 05; 15(5):316-317.
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Bensimon J, Wiss K, Banker S. Impact of Camp Discovery volunteerism on provider burnout and empathy. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Aug; 83(2):636-638.
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Chipkin SR. The Reply. Am J Med. 2018 09; 131(9):e393.
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Pietromonaco PR, Collins NL. Interpersonal mechanisms linking close relationships to health. Am Psychol. 2017 Sep; 72(6):531-542.
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Ruben MA, Meterko M, Bokhour BG. Do patient perceptions of provider communication relate to experiences of physical pain? Patient Educ Couns. 2018 02; 101(2):209-213.