"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)
| Descriptor ID |
D004645
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.752.355 F01.752.543.500.500
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Empathy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Empathy" 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 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2009 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2012 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2013 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2014 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2016 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2017 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2018 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2019 | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| 2020 | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| 2021 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2022 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2023 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Empathy" by people in Profiles.
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Optimizing Compassion Training in Medical Trainees Using an Adjunct mHealth App: A Preliminary Single-Arm Feasibility and Acceptability Study. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Nov 26; 8:e60670.
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Comparing Provider and ChatGPT Responses to Breast Reconstruction Patient Questions in the Electronic Health Record. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 Nov 01; 93(5):541-545.
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Intervention for the Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms to Reduce Caregiver Stress: Protocol for the Mindful and Self-Compassion Care Intervention for Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Oct 11; 13:e58356.
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Establishing the Foundations of Emotional Intelligence in Care Companion Robots to Mitigate Agitation Among High-Risk Patients With Dementia: Protocol for an Empathetic Patient-Robot Interaction Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Oct 04; 13:e55761.
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Patients, Peers, and Personal Identity: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study Exploring the Transformative Potential of the Arts and Humanities in Intern Training. Acad Med. 2024 Nov 01; 99(11):1298-1305.
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Predicting psychosocial intervention response from baseline gene expression. Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Oct; 121:331-339.
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Basal parasympathetic deficits in C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion carriers relate to smaller frontoinsula and thalamus volume and lower empathy. Neuroimage Clin. 2024; 43:103649.
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Unmasking the Impact: Exploring the Role of Masks in Trauma-Informed Care Communication. J Surg Res. 2024 Aug; 300:87-92.
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MDMA enhances empathy-like behaviors in mice via 5-HT release in the nucleus accumbens. Sci Adv. 2024 Apr 26; 10(17):eadl6554.
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Personalized Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Wellbeing and Empathy in Healthcare Professionals. Sensors (Basel). 2024 Apr 20; 24(8).