Psychiatry and Psychology

Single-Parent Family

A household that includes children and is headed by one adult parent.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A household that includes children and is headed by one adult parent.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Family, Single-Parent
  • One Parent Family
  • One-Parent Family
  • Single Parent Family
  • Family, One Parent
  • Family, One-Parent
  • Family, Single Parent
  • One Parent Families
  • One-Parent Families
  • Single Parent Families
  • Single-Parent Families

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Aspects Covered

3 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethnology, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2000; use SINGLE PARENT 1989-1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Single Parent (1989-1999)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. F01.829w.263w.315.250.500w
  2. I01w.240w.361.330.875w
  3. I01w.880w.853.150w.423.250.500w
  4. N01.224w.361.330.875w
  5. N01.824w.308.125.875w
  6. N06.850w.505.400w.400.580.875w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Single-Parent Family. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020954. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020954
  2. Single-Parent Family. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoparental_family
  3. Single-Parent Family. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66363400