"Theory of Mind" 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.
The ability to attribute mental states (e.g., beliefs, desires, feelings, intentions, thoughts, etc.) to self and to others, allowing an individual to understand and infer behavior on the basis of the mental states. Difference or deficit in theory of mind is associated with ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; and SCHIZOPHRENIA, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D056345
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.689 F02.739.897
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| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Theory of Mind" by people in Profiles.
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Personality traits, theory of mind and their relationship with multiple suicide attempts in a sample of first episode psychosis patients: One-year follow-up study. J Affect Disord. 2019 09 01; 256:176-182.
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Possible association between social cognition and metabolic dysfunctions in Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia: Preliminary results. J Affect Disord. 2019 03 01; 246:828-835.
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Enhancing theory of mind in behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia with transcranial direct current stimulation. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2018 12; 18(6):1065-1075.
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Theory of mind disturbances in borderline personality disorder: A meta-analysis. Psychiatry Res. 2018 12; 270:143-153.
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Mentalization and Self-Efficacy as Mediators between Psychological Symptom Severity and Disabilities in Activities and Participation in Psychotherapy Patients. Psychopathology. 2018; 51(1):38-46.
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Effects of theory of mind performance training on reducing bullying involvement in children and adolescents with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. PLoS One. 2018; 13(1):e0191271.
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Mental States in Moving Shapes: Distinct Cortical and Subcortical Contributions to Theory of Mind Impairments in Dementia. J Alzheimers Dis. 2018; 61(2):521-535.
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Supernatural Belief Is Not Modulated by Intuitive Thinking Style or Cognitive Inhibition. Sci Rep. 2017 11 08; 7(1):15100.
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Mild adverse childhood experiences increase neural efficacy during affective theory of mind. Stress. 2018 01; 21(1):84-89.