"Truth Disclosure" 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.
Truthful revelation of information, specifically when the information disclosed is likely to be psychologically painful ("bad news") to the recipient (e.g., revelation to a patient or a patient's family of the patient's DIAGNOSIS or PROGNOSIS) or embarrassing to the teller (e.g., revelation of medical errors).
| Descriptor ID |
D014342
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.401.046.800 I01.880.604.583.080.134.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Truth Disclosure- Truth Disclosure
- Disclosures, Truth
- Truth Disclosures
- Disclosure, Truth
Disclosure, Error- Disclosure, Error
- Disclosures, Error
- Error Disclosure
- Error Disclosures
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Truth Disclosure" by people in Profiles.
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Dowsett M, Nielsen TO, Rimm DL, Hayes DF. Ki67 as a Companion Diagnostic: Good or Bad News? J Clin Oncol. 2022 11 20; 40(33):3796-3799.
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Greco PM. Trust vs truth. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2022 01; 161(1):6.
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Bayefsky MJ, DeCherney AH, King LP. Respecting autonomy-a call for truth in commercial advertising for planned oocyte cryopreservation. Fertil Steril. 2020 04; 113(4):743-744.
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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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Valdez JM, Walker B, Ogg S, Gattuso J, Alderfer MA, Zelley K, Ford CA, Baker JN, Mandrell BN, Nichols KE. Parent-child communication surrounding genetic testing for Li-Fraumeni syndrome: Living under the cloud of cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 11; 65(11):e27350.
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Merrigan JL. Educating Emergency Department Nurses About Miscarriage. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2018 Jan/Feb; 43(1):26-31.
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Sich N, Rogers A, Bertozzi D, Sabapathi P, Alswealmeen W, Lim P, Sternlieb J, Gartner L, Yuschak J, Kirton O, Shadis R. Filling the void: a low-cost, high-yield approach to addressing incidental findings in trauma patients. Surgery. 2018 04; 163(4):657-660.
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Dadiz R, Spear ML, Denney-Koelsch E. Teaching the Art of Difficult Family Conversations. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 02; 53(2):157-161.e2.
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Moffatt-Bruce SD, Ferdinand FD, Fann JI. Patient Safety: Disclosure of Medical Errors and Risk Mitigation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Aug; 102(2):358-62.
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Greco PM. When is enough, enough? Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2016 Mar; 149(3):307.