"Mental Disorders" 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.
Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.
| Descriptor ID |
D001523
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03
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| Concept/Terms |
Mental Disorders- Mental Disorders
- Disorder, Mental
- Disorders, Mental
- Mental Disorder
Mental Disorders, Severe- Mental Disorders, Severe
- Disorder, Severe Mental
- Disorders, Severe Mental
- Mental Disorder, Severe
- Severe Mental Disorder
- Severe Mental Disorders
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mental Disorders" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mental Disorders" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2003 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
| 2004 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2005 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 2006 | 31 | 5 | 36 |
| 2007 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
| 2008 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| 2009 | 27 | 8 | 35 |
| 2010 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 2011 | 23 | 5 | 28 |
| 2012 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 2013 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 2014 | 28 | 5 | 33 |
| 2015 | 30 | 9 | 39 |
| 2016 | 27 | 5 | 32 |
| 2017 | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| 2018 | 27 | 5 | 32 |
| 2019 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| 2020 | 32 | 6 | 38 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| 2023 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mental Disorders" by people in Profiles.
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Petreca VG, Barros JT, Popp A, Burgess AA, Harding SL. Keeping crisis from becoming an emergency: Predictors of ED diversion in police-led behavioral health responses. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2025 Apr; 55:151860.
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Reed DE, Engel CC, Etingen B, Hyde J, Bokhour BG, Zeliadt SB. Reaching Veterans with Cooccurring Mental Health Conditions Through the VA Whole Health System of Care. J Integr Complement Med. 2025 May; 31(5):463-470.
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Ghose SS, Beehler S, Pinals DA, Crocker L, Hoey T, Masiakowski NP, Goldman H, Karakus M, Thomas T, Patel NA. Youth Inpatient and Residential Treatment Psychiatric Beds: National Trends and Potential Causal Factors, 2010-2022. Psychiatr Serv. 2025 Apr 01; 76(4):343-349.
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Cook JA, Jonikas JA, Burke-Miller JK, Aranda F, Mullen MG, Davis M, Sabella K. Social Determinants, Mental Well-Being, and Disrupted Life Transitions Among Young Adults with Disabling Mental Health Conditions. J Behav Health Serv Res. 2025 Apr; 52(2):263-281.
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Frazier JA, Hanratty L, Weinstock AK. Mental Health Care Needs and Access to Care for Adults With Intellectual Disabilities. Med Care. 2025 Jan 01; 63(1 Suppl 1):S8-S14.
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Lee CM, Congdon J, Joy C, Sarvet B. Practice-Based Models of Pediatric Mental Health Care. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2024 12; 71(6):1059-1071.
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McKay CE. The growth and diversity of the evidence base for the clubhouse model. Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2024 Sep; 47(3):189-192.
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Helm A, Shaffer P, Gonzalez G, Li W, Olmstead T, Berlowitz D, Epstein E, Smelson D. Protocol of a randomized controlled trial examining psychosocial enhancement and standard medication treatment for co-occurring opioid use and mental health disorders: A half fractional factorial randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 Oct; 145:107668.
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Berrett-Abebe J, Reed SC. Exploring the Relationship between Food Insecurity, Chronic Health Conditions, and Serious Mental Illness in the United States: Implications for Social Work. Health Soc Work. 2024 Aug 01; 49(3):147-156.
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Beydoun HA, Szymkowiak D, Kinney R, Beydoun MA, Zonderman AB, Tsai J. Is the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Among U.S. Veterans Influenced by the Intersectionality of Housing Status, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Psychiatric Disorders? J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2024 Aug 01; 79(8).