Empathy
"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Empathy" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Empathy" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Empathy" by people in Profiles.
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Garroutte EM, Sarkisian N, Karamnov S. Affective interactions in medical visits: ethnic differences among American Indian older adults. J Aging Health. 2012 Oct; 24(7):1223-51.
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Iezzoni LI, Long-Bellil LM. Training physicians about caring for persons with disabilities: "Nothing about us without us!". Disabil Health J. 2012 Jul; 5(3):136-9.
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Jostins L, Pickrell JK, MacArthur DG, Barrett JC. Misuse of hierarchical linear models overstates the significance of a reported association between OXTR and prosociality. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 May 1; 109(18):E1048.
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Fonagy P. The neuroscience of prevention. J R Soc Med. 2012 Mar; 105(3):97-100.
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Billings JA. Humane terminal extubation reconsidered: the role for preemptive analgesia and sedation. Crit Care Med. 2012 Feb; 40(2):625-30.
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Ghosh A, Hirsh DA, Ogur B, Schwaitzberg SD. Teaching medical students about cancer impact through a longitudinal surgical experience: a case study. Teach Learn Med. 2012; 24(2):158-62.
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Eyal N. Why treat noncompliant patients? Beyond the decent minimum account. J Med Philos. 2011 Dec; 36(6):572-88.
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Latham L, MacDonald A, Kimball AB, Langley RG. Teaching empathy to undergraduate medical students using a temporary tattoo simulating psoriasis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Jul; 67(1):93-9.
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Lown BA, Rosen J, Marttila J. An agenda for improving compassionate care: a survey shows about half of patients say such care is missing. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011 Sep; 30(9):1772-8.
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Barker MK. A piece of my mind. A great case. JAMA. 2011 Aug 10; 306(6):588-9.