"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)
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D004645
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MeSH Number(s) |
F01.752.355 F01.752.543.500.500
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2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Empathy" by people in Profiles.
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Banerjee SC, Haque N, Bylund CL, Shen MJ, Rigney M, Hamann HA, Parker PA, Ostroff JS. Responding empathically to patients: a communication skills training module to reduce lung cancer stigma. Transl Behav Med. 2021 03 16; 11(2):613-618.
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Banerjee SC, Haque N, Schofield EA, Williamson TJ, Martin CM, Bylund CL, Shen MJ, Rigney M, Hamann HA, Parker PA, McFarland DC, Park BJ, Molena D, Moreno A, Ostroff JS. Oncology Care Provider Training in Empathic Communication Skills to Reduce Lung Cancer Stigma. Chest. 2021 05; 159(5):2040-2049.
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Cannity KM, Banerjee SC, Hichenberg S, Leon-Nastasi AD, Howell F, Coyle N, Zaider T, Parker PA. Acceptability and efficacy of a communication skills training for nursing students: Building empathy and discussing complex situations. Nurse Educ Pract. 2021 Jan; 50:102928.
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Metcalf S, Dickerson KL, Milojevich HM, Quas JA. Primary and Secondary Variants of Psychopathic Traits in at-Risk Youth: Links with Maltreatment, Aggression, and Empathy. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2021 12; 52(6):1060-1070.
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Young KA, Lee SM, Adams MD, Buonpane CL, Hayek SA, Shabahang MM, Rogers DA. Have the Characteristics for Success as a Surgeon Changed? A Century of Perspective Through the American College of Surgeons. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 02; 232(2):203-209.
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Medina MS, Melchert RB, Stowe CD. Fulfilling the Tripartite Mission During a Pandemic. Am J Pharm Educ. 2020 06; 84(6):ajpe8156.
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Klein DE, Winterowd CL, Ehrhardt MD, Carter JC, Khan O, Mayes S. The relationship of self-compassion and hope with quality of life for individuals with bleeding disorders. Haemophilia. 2020 May; 26(3):e66-e73.
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Parker PA, Banerjee SC, Matasar MJ, Bylund CL, Schofield E, Li Y, Jacobsen PB, Astrow AB, Leventhal H, Horwitz S, Kissane D. Cancer worry and empathy moderate the effect of a survivorship-focused intervention on quality of life. Psychooncology. 2020 06; 29(6):1012-1018.
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Passmore S, Hemming E, McIntosh HC, Hellman CM. The Relationship Between Hope, Meaning in Work, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout Among Child Abuse Pediatric Clinicians. Perm J. 2020; 24.
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Kennedy JLD, Tuliao AP, Flower KN, Tibbs JJ, McChargue DE. Long-Term Effectiveness of a Brief Restorative Justice Intervention. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2019 Jan; 63(1):3-17.