"Sick Role" 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.
Set of expectations that exempt persons from responsibility for their illness and exempt them from usual responsibilities.
Concept/Terms
Sick Role- Sick Role
- Role, Sick
- Roles, Sick
- Sick Roles
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sick Role".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Sick Role".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sick Role" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Sick Role" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 1994 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 1995 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 1996 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1997 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2000 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Sick Role" by people in Profiles.
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and the biopsychosocial model: a review of patient harm and distress in the medical encounter. Disabil Rehabil. 2019 12; 41(25):3092-3102.
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Patient management problem. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2015 Apr; 21(2 Neuro-oncology):535-40.
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Association of stress management skills and perceived stress with physical and emotional well-being among advanced prostrate cancer survivors following androgen deprivation treatment. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2013 Mar; 20(1):25-32.
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Cognitive function in patients with epidermolysis bullosa: social adjustment and emotional problems. Klin Padiatr. 2012 Jan; 224(1):22-5.
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Too sick for school? Parent influences on school functioning among children with chronic pain. Pain. 2012 Feb; 153(2):437-443.
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Treatment failure in behavior therapy: focus on behavioral activation for depression. J Clin Psychol. 2011 Nov; 67(11):1106-16.
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Illness and identity. Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Aug; 58(2):A22-4.
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The paradox of positive thinking. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Jul 01; 29(19):2730-1.
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Use of ICF in assessing the effects of Meniere's disorder on life. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2010 Sep; 119(9):583-9.
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Trajectories of psychosocial adjustment in adolescents with spina bifida: a 6-year, four-wave longitudinal follow-up. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2010 Aug; 78(4):511-25.