"Paternalism" 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.
Interference with the FREEDOM or PERSONAL AUTONOMY of another person, with justifications referring to the promotion of the person's good or the prevention of harm to the person. (from Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 1995); more generally, not allowing a person to make decisions on his or her own behalf.
| Descriptor ID |
D026706
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.547
|
| Concept/Terms |
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Paternalism".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Paternalism".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Paternalism" by people in this website by year, and whether "Paternalism" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
![]()
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Paternalism" by people in Profiles.
-
A search for the missing premise of involuntary therapeutic commitment: effective treatment of the mentally ill. Rutgers Law Rev. 1988; 40(2):303-68.