"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Truth Disclosure" by people in Profiles.
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The big reveal: Family disclosure patterns of BRCA genetic test results among young Black women with invasive breast cancer. J Genet Couns. 2020 06; 29(3):410-422.
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Admitting mistakes. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 11; 83(5):1271.
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Ethical standards for cardiothoracic surgeons' participation in social media. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 10; 158(4):1139-1143.
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First in line for robotic surgery: Would you want to know? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 05; 157(5):1934-1940.
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Battling the Chimaera: How Much Disclosure of Rare Risks Is Necessary? Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 08; 106(2):327-332.
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To tell or not to tell: attitudes of transplant surgeons and transplant nephrologists regarding the disclosure of recipient information to living kidney donors. Clin Transplant. 2015 Dec; 29(12):1203-12.
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Voices of Women Facing HIV-Related Stigma in the Deep South. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2015 Dec; 53(12):38-47.
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Disclosing Health and Health Behavior Information between Living Donors and Their Recipients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Sep 04; 10(9):1609-16.
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Increasing HIV serostatus disclosure in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review of intervention evaluations. AIDS. 2015 Jun; 29 Suppl 1:S7-S23.
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Managing conflicts of interest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Apr; 149(4):971-2.