"Optimism" 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.
Mental attitude that interprets life events as generally being positive.
| Descriptor ID |
D000067656
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.100.787
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Optimism" by people in Profiles.
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L?pez-Cepero AA, Frisard C, Spruill TM, Suglia SF, Lewis TT, Lemon SC, Rosal MC. Association Between Optimism and Negative Emotional Eating in Caribbean Latinx Adults in the Northeast US. Int J Behav Med. 2023 Aug; 30(4):566-571.
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White DB, Carson S, Anderson W, Steingrub J, Bird G, Curtis JR, Matthay M, Peterson M, Buddadhumaruk P, Shields AM, Ernecoff N, Shotsberger K, Weissfeld L, Chang CH, Pike F, Lo B, Hough CL. A Multicenter Study of the Causes and Consequences of Optimistic Expectations About Prognosis by Surrogate Decision-Makers in ICUs. Crit Care Med. 2019 09; 47(9):1184-1193.
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Progovac AM, Pettinger M, Donohue JM, Chang CHJ, Matthews KA, Habermann EB, Kuller LH, Rosal MC, Li W, Garcia L, Tindle HA. Optimism may moderate screening mammogram frequency in Medicare: A longitudinal study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jun; 98(24):e15869.
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Butow P, Price M, Coll J, Tucker K, Meiser B, Milne R, Wilson J, Heiniger L, Baylock B, Bullen T, Weideman P, Phillips KA. Does stress increase risk of breast cancer? A 15-year prospective study. Psychooncology. 2018 08; 27(8):1908-1914.
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Cauley JA, Smagula SF, Hovey KM, Wactawski-Wende J, Andrews CA, Crandall CJ, LeBoff MS, Li W, Coday M, Sattari M, Tindle HA. Optimism, Cynical Hostility, Falls, and Fractures: The Women's Health Initiative Observational Study (WHI-OS). J Bone Miner Res. 2017 Feb; 32(2):221-229.