Family

"Family" 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.

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A social group consisting of parents or parent substitutes and children.

Descriptor ID	D005190
MeSH Number(s)	F01.829.263 I01.880.853.150
Concept/Terms	Family Family Families Family Life Cycles Family Life Cycles Life Cycle, Family Life Cycles, Family Family Life Cycle Family Members Family Members Family Member Stepfamily Stepfamily Stepfamilies Family, Reconstituted Family, Reconstituted Families, Reconstituted Reconstituted Families Reconstituted Family Filiation Filiation Kinship Networks Kinship Networks Kinship Network Network, Kinship Networks, Kinship Relatives Relatives Extended Family Extended Family Extended Families Families, Extended Family, Extended Family Research Family Research Research, Family

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Family".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Family [F01.829.263]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Family [I01.880.853.150]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Family".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Family" by people in this website by year, and whether "Family" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 181 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	1	2	3
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	1	2
2000	1	1	2
2001	0	3	3
2002	4	4	8
2003	0	8	8
2004	0	1	1
2005	4	2	6
2006	2	3	5
2007	4	4	8
2008	3	1	4
2009	5	4	9
2010	6	3	9
2011	2	3	5
2012	7	4	11
2013	5	2	7
2014	3	2	5
2015	5	8	13
2016	5	2	7
2017	7	4	11
2018	4	3	7
2019	4	4	8
2020	0	7	7
2021	1	7	8
2022	1	7	8
2023	2	6	8
2024	3	2	5
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Family" by people in Profiles.

Blok AC, Valley TS, Gauntlett LE, Miller J, Lipman K, Krein SL. Understanding crisis needs among family caregivers of patients in critical care: A qualitative analysis. Aust Crit Care. 2025 May; 38(3):101168.

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Sales PC, McCarthy MM, Dickson VV, Sullivan-Bolyai S, Melkus GD, Chyun D. Family Management of Hypertension in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study. Clin Nurs Res. 2025 Jan; 34(1):12-22.

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Katz-Wise SL, Godwin EG, Medzhitova Y, Moore LBM, Parsa N, Hill A, Oparah N, Bogart LM, Rosal MC, Pullen Sansfa?on A, Ehrensaft D, Nishman MM, Austin SB. Development of a family-level intervention for families with transgender and/or nonbinary youth: Lessons and recommendations. J Fam Psychol. 2024 Oct; 38(7):995-1006.

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Yuan Y, Dube CE, Xu S, Lim E, Qu S, McPhillips E, Lapane KL. Exploring the social and cultural aspects of Chinese family caregivers' experience as they support loved ones with dementia transitioning into nursing homes: a qualitative study protocol. BMJ Open. 2024 08 12; 14(8):e085731.

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Hart JL, Malik L, Li C, Summer A, Ogunduyile L, Steingrub J, Lo B, Zlatev J, White DB. Clinicians' Use of Choice Framing in ICU Family Meetings. Crit Care Med. 2024 Oct 01; 52(10):1533-1542.

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Shepherd-Banigan M, Shapiro A, Stechuchak KM, Glynn S, Calhoun P, Ackland PE, Bokhour B, Edelman D, Falkovic M, Weidenbacher HJ, Eldridge MR, Lanford T, Swinkels C, Dedert E, Wells S, Ruffin R, Van Houtven CH. Feasibility of a family-involved intervention to increase engagement in evidenced-based psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress disorder: A pilot study. Psychol Trauma. 2024 Dec; 16(Suppl 3):S731-S741.

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Leggett AN, Robinson-Lane SG, Oxford G, Leonard N, Carmichael AG, Baker E, Paratore J, Blok AC, Prescott HC, Iwashyna TJ, Gonzalez R. Barriers to and Facilitators of Family Caregiving of Patients With COVID-19 Early in the Pandemic. Am J Crit Care. 2023 11 01; 32(6):431-439.

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Kheyfets A, Vitek K, Conklin C, Tu C, Larson E, Zera C, Iverson R, Reiff E, Healy A, Lauring J, Schoen C, Manganaro K, Pomerleau M, Glass B, Amutah-Onukagha N, Diop H, Meadows AR. Development of a Maternal Equity Safety Bundle to Eliminate Racial Inequities in Massachusetts. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 10 01; 142(4):831-839.

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Ryan GW, Askelson NM, Woodworth KR, Lindley MC, Gedlinske A, Parker AM, Gidengil CA, Petersen CA, Scherer AM. Unvaccinated Adolescents' COVID-19 Vaccine Intentions: Implications for Public Health Messaging. J Adolesc Health. 2023 10; 73(4):679-685.

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Tarbox-Berry SI, Walsh BC, Pogue-Geile MF, Woods SW. Symptoms of Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome in Relatives of Clinical High-Risk Youth: Preliminary Evidence. Schizophr Bull. 2023 07 04; 49(4):1022-1031.

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