"Existentialism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Philosophy based on the analysis of the individual's existence in the world which holds that human existence cannot be completely described in scientific terms. Existentialism also stresses the freedom and responsibility of the individual as well as the uniqueness of religious and ethical experiences and the analysis of subjective phenomena such as anxiety, guilt, and suffering. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)
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D005086
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.739.418 K01.752.304
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Existentialism" by people in Profiles.
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Kaimal G, Carroll-Haskins K, Mensinger JL, Dieterich-Hartwell RM, Manders E, Levin WP. Outcomes of art therapy and coloring for professional and informal caregivers of patients in a radiation oncology unit: A mixed methods pilot study. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2019 Oct; 42:153-161.
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Soriano EC, Perndorfer C, Otto AK, Siegel SD, Laurenceau JP. Does sharing good news buffer fear of bad news? A daily diary study of fear of cancer recurrence in couples approaching the first mammogram post-diagnosis. Psychooncology. 2018 11; 27(11):2581-2586.
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Ghaemi SN, Glick ID, Ellison JM. A Commentary on Existential Psychopharmacologic Clinical Practice: Advocating a Humanistic Approach to the "Med Check". J Clin Psychiatry. 2018 04 24; 79(4).
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Harner HM, Hentz PM, Evangelista MC. Grief interrupted: the experience of loss among incarcerated women. Qual Health Res. 2011 Apr; 21(4):454-64.
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Shin HW, Noh DY, Lee ES, Nam SJ, Park BW, Ahn SH, Yun YH. Correlates of existential well-being and their association with health-related quality of life in breast cancer survivors compared with the general population. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2009 Nov; 118(1):139-50.