Paternalism

"Paternalism" 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.

MeSH information

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Interference with the FREEDOM or PERSONAL AUTONOMY of another person, with justifications referring to the promotion of the person's good or the prevention of harm to the person. (from Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 1995); more generally, not allowing a person to make decisions on his or her own behalf.

Descriptor ID

D026706

MeSH Number(s)

F01.829.547

Concept/Terms

Paternalism

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Paternalism [F01.829.547]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Paternalism" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Paternalism" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 27 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 1996 and 1998

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	3	3
1997	0	2	2
1998	1	2	3
1999	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	2	2
2006	0	1	1
2007	0	1	1
2009	0	2	2
2010	0	1	1
2012	0	2	2
2016	1	0	1
2018	0	2	2
2019	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1

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