"Anorexia" 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.
The lack or loss of APPETITE accompanied by an aversion to food and the inability to eat. It is the defining characteristic of the disorder ANOREXIA NERVOSA.
| Descriptor ID |
D000855
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.821.108
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anorexia" by people in Profiles.
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Nonpain Symptom Management. Prim Care. 2019 Sep; 46(3):335-351.
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Depression-Related Increases and Decreases in Appetite: Dissociable Patterns of Aberrant Activity in Reward and Interoceptive Neurocircuitry. Am J Psychiatry. 2016 Apr 01; 173(4):418-28.
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Symptom Burden and Performance Status among Community-Dwelling Patients with Serious Illness. J Palliat Med. 2015 Jun; 18(6):542-4.
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Correlation between the international consensus definition of the Cancer Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome (CACS) and patient-centered outcomes in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Apr; 49(4):680-9.
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Role of corticosteroids in palliative care. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2007; 21(4):69-76.