"Gender Identity" 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.
A person's concept of self as being male and masculine or female and feminine, or ambivalent, based in part on physical characteristics, parental responses, and psychological and social pressures. It is the internal experience of gender role.
| Descriptor ID |
D005783
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.393.446.250 F01.752.747.385.200 F01.752.747.722.200 F02.739.794.793.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Sex Role- Sex Role
- Role, Sex
- Roles, Sex
- Sex Roles
- Gender Role
- Gender Roles
- Roles, Gender
Men's Role- Men's Role
- Role, Men's
- Roles, Men's
- Man's Role
- Role, Man's
Woman's Role- Woman's Role
- Role, Woman's
- Roles, Woman's
- Woman's Roles
- Women's Role
- Role, Women's
- Roles, Women's
- Women's Roles
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gender Identity" by people in Profiles.
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Primary Care-Based Alcohol Screening and Alcohol Use Among Transgender and Cisgender Adults in an Integrated Health System. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Apr; 70(4):108240.
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Utilizing telemedicine to enhance access to Gender Expression Care for transgender and gender diverse individuals. Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 25; 15(1):41800.
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Availability of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) information in a cohort of transgender and gender diverse people: An analysis of electronic health records. Ann Epidemiol. 2025 12; 112:23-27.
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Using Self-Identified Gender Identity Data to Advance Health Equity Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Med Care. 2025 11 01; 63(11):833-841.
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Challenging Norms: The Impact of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Realities on Work and School Participation. Am J Occup Ther. 2024 May 01; 78(3).
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Black Young Adult Superwomen in the Face of Gendered Racial Microaggressions: Contextualizing Challenges With Acceptance and Avoidance and Emotional Eating. Ann Behav Med. 2024 Apr 11; 58(5):305-313.
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Comparisons Between Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adult Sexual and Gender Minority Male Sexual Assault Survivors. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023 10; 31(10):833-843.
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Prevalence of self-inflicted injuries among transgender and gender diverse adolescents and young adults compared to their peers: an examination of interaction with mental health morbidity. Ann Epidemiol. 2023 May; 81:40-46.e2.
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Longitudinal HIV care outcomes by gender identity in the United States. AIDS. 2022 11 01; 36(13):1841-1849.
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Loneliness and multiple health domains: associations among emerging adults. J Behav Med. 2022 04; 45(2):260-271.