Psychiatry and Psychology

Sadness

Feeling or showing sorrow; the sense of being unhappy. It is related to DEPRESSION but is not synonymous.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Feeling or showing sorrow; the sense of being unhappy. It is related to DEPRESSION but is not synonymous.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Unhappiness

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, psychology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2019

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Tree Number

  1. F01.470w.933w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sadness. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000078602. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000078602
  2. Sadness. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadness
  3. Sadness. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169251