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Lack of expressed empathy

MedGen UID:
1842128
•Concept ID:
C5826944
•
Finding
Synonym: Lack of expressed empath
 
HPO: HP:5200037

Definition

This term refers to the observation that an affected person tends not to provide situationally appropriate responses to other people in times when these people are in emotional need. For instance, failure to provide comfort to a person who is sad or crying. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLack of expressed empathy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Contradictions hindering the provision of mental healthcare and psychosocial services to women experiencing homelessness in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: service providers' and programme coordinators' experiences and perspectives.
Yohannes K, Berhane Y, Bradby H, Herzig van Wees S, Målqvist M
BMC Health Serv Res 2023 Aug 1;23(1):821. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09810-z. PMID: 37528372Free PMC Article
Psychopathy Treatment and the Stigma of Yesterday's Research.
Larsen RR
Kennedy Inst Ethics J 2019;29(3):243-272. doi: 10.1353/ken.2019.0024. PMID: 31656233
Parenting and concerns of pregnant women in buprenorphine treatment.
Rizzo RA, Neumann AM, King SO, Hoey RF, Finnell DS, Blondell RD
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs 2014 Sep-Oct;39(5):319-24. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000066. PMID: 25137081Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Scan-Associated Distress in People Affected by Cancer: A Qualitative Systematic Review.
Hussain M, Chau S, Turner M, Paterson C
Semin Oncol Nurs 2023 Oct;39(5):151502. Epub 2023 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151502. PMID: 37735038
Patient Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Radiology.
Borondy Kitts A
J Am Coll Radiol 2023 Sep;20(9):863-867. Epub 2023 Jul 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.05.017. PMID: 37453601
Morality is in the eye of the beholder: the neurocognitive basis of the "anomalous-is-bad" stereotype.
Workman CI, Humphries S, Hartung F, Aguirre GK, Kable JW, Chatterjee A
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2021 Jun;1494(1):3-17. Epub 2021 Feb 9 doi: 10.1111/nyas.14575. PMID: 33565114Free PMC Article
Interprofessional Teamwork During Family Meetings in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.
Walter JK, Sachs E, Schall TE, Dewitt AG, Miller VA, Arnold RM, Feudtner C
J Pain Symptom Manage 2019 Jun;57(6):1089-1098. Epub 2019 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.03.002. PMID: 30876957Free PMC Article
Commentary: Educational and Clinical Training for Addressing Tobacco-Related Cancer Health Disparities.
Sheffer CE, Webb Hooper M, Ostroff JS
Ethn Dis 2018 Summer;28(3):187-192. Epub 2018 Jul 12 doi: 10.18865/ed.28.3.187. PMID: 30038480Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Scan-Associated Distress in People Affected by Cancer: A Qualitative Systematic Review.
Hussain M, Chau S, Turner M, Paterson C
Semin Oncol Nurs 2023 Oct;39(5):151502. Epub 2023 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151502. PMID: 37735038
Contradictions hindering the provision of mental healthcare and psychosocial services to women experiencing homelessness in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: service providers' and programme coordinators' experiences and perspectives.
Yohannes K, Berhane Y, Bradby H, Herzig van Wees S, Målqvist M
BMC Health Serv Res 2023 Aug 1;23(1):821. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09810-z. PMID: 37528372Free PMC Article
Facial Affect Sensitivity Training for Young Children with Emerging CU Traits: An Experimental Therapeutics Approach.
White BA, Dede B, Heilman M, Revilla R, Lochman J, Hudac CM, Bui C, White SW
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 2022 May-Jun;51(3):264-276. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1080/15374416.2022.2056895. PMID: 35486474Free PMC Article
Morality is in the eye of the beholder: the neurocognitive basis of the "anomalous-is-bad" stereotype.
Workman CI, Humphries S, Hartung F, Aguirre GK, Kable JW, Chatterjee A
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2021 Jun;1494(1):3-17. Epub 2021 Feb 9 doi: 10.1111/nyas.14575. PMID: 33565114Free PMC Article
Limb loss: The unspoken psychological aspect.
Bennett J
J Vasc Nurs 2016 Dec;34(4):128-130. doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2016.06.001. PMID: 27863589

Therapy

Clinicians' perspectives on race-specific guidelines for hypertensive treatment.
Rabay CJ, Lopez C, Streuli S, Mayes EC, Rajagopalan RM, Non AL
Soc Sci Med 2024 Jun;351:116938. Epub 2024 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116938. PMID: 38735272
Meanness and affective processing: A meta-analysis of EEG findings on emotional face processing in individuals with psychopathic traits.
Spivey RB, Drislane LE
Biol Psychol 2024 Mar;187:108764. Epub 2024 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2024.108764. PMID: 38350594
Facial Affect Sensitivity Training for Young Children with Emerging CU Traits: An Experimental Therapeutics Approach.
White BA, Dede B, Heilman M, Revilla R, Lochman J, Hudac CM, Bui C, White SW
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 2022 May-Jun;51(3):264-276. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1080/15374416.2022.2056895. PMID: 35486474Free PMC Article
Emotions after stroke: A narrative update.
Ferro JM, Santos AC
Int J Stroke 2020 Apr;15(3):256-267. Epub 2019 Oct 3 doi: 10.1177/1747493019879662. PMID: 31581930
Environmental factors in the development of autism spectrum disorders.
Sealey LA, Hughes BW, Sriskanda AN, Guest JR, Gibson AD, Johnson-Williams L, Pace DG, Bagasra O
Environ Int 2016 Mar;88:288-298. Epub 2016 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.12.021. PMID: 26826339

Prognosis

The bodily fundament of empathy: The role of action, nonaction-oriented, and interoceptive body representations.
Raimo S, Boccia M, Gaita M, Canino S, Torchia V, Vetere MA, Di Vita A, Palermo L
Psychon Bull Rev 2023 Jun;30(3):963-973. Epub 2022 Dec 12 doi: 10.3758/s13423-022-02231-9. PMID: 36510091
Facial Affect Sensitivity Training for Young Children with Emerging CU Traits: An Experimental Therapeutics Approach.
White BA, Dede B, Heilman M, Revilla R, Lochman J, Hudac CM, Bui C, White SW
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 2022 May-Jun;51(3):264-276. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1080/15374416.2022.2056895. PMID: 35486474Free PMC Article
Australian Chaplains and Their Professional Quality of Life.
Stanford S, Timms C
J Pastoral Care Counsel 2021 Dec;75(4):284-294. Epub 2021 Aug 3 doi: 10.1177/15423050211036344. PMID: 34342234
Reciprocal influences between negative life events and callous-unemotional traits.
Kimonis ER, Centifanti LC, Allen JL, Frick PJ
J Abnorm Child Psychol 2014 Nov;42(8):1287-98. doi: 10.1007/s10802-014-9882-9. PMID: 24875593
Cancer cachexia care: the contribution of qualitative research to evidence-based practice.
Porter S, Millar C, Reid J
Cancer Nurs 2012 Nov-Dec;35(6):E30-8. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e31823d52b7. PMID: 22228395

Clinical prediction guides

The Impact of the Patient Role on Medical Student Learning During Peer Simulation: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study.
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Simul Healthc 2024 Feb 1;19(1):11-20. Epub 2022 Oct 22 doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000698. PMID: 36730921
Facial Affect Sensitivity Training for Young Children with Emerging CU Traits: An Experimental Therapeutics Approach.
White BA, Dede B, Heilman M, Revilla R, Lochman J, Hudac CM, Bui C, White SW
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 2022 May-Jun;51(3):264-276. Epub 2022 Apr 29 doi: 10.1080/15374416.2022.2056895. PMID: 35486474Free PMC Article
The sociocultural context of pediatric pain: an examination of the portrayal of pain in children's popular media.
Mueri K, Kennedy M, Pavlova M, Jordan A, Lund T, Neville A, Belton J, Noel M
Pain 2021 Mar 1;162(3):967-975. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002086. PMID: 33259461
Interprofessional Teamwork During Family Meetings in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.
Walter JK, Sachs E, Schall TE, Dewitt AG, Miller VA, Arnold RM, Feudtner C
J Pain Symptom Manage 2019 Jun;57(6):1089-1098. Epub 2019 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.03.002. PMID: 30876957Free PMC Article
Reciprocal influences between negative life events and callous-unemotional traits.
Kimonis ER, Centifanti LC, Allen JL, Frick PJ
J Abnorm Child Psychol 2014 Nov;42(8):1287-98. doi: 10.1007/s10802-014-9882-9. PMID: 24875593

Recent systematic reviews

Scan-Associated Distress in People Affected by Cancer: A Qualitative Systematic Review.
Hussain M, Chau S, Turner M, Paterson C
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Menopausal experiences of women of Chinese ethnicity: A meta-ethnography.
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PLoS One 2023;18(9):e0289322. Epub 2023 Sep 13 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289322. PMID: 37703245Free PMC Article
Medical Students' Perspectives on Empathy: A Systematic Review and Metasynthesis.
Costa-Drolon E, Verneuil L, Manolios E, Revah-Levy A, Sibeoni J
Acad Med 2021 Jan 1;96(1):142-154. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003655. PMID: 32769475
Embodying compassion: A systematic review of the views of nurses and patients.
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Systematic review of the neural basis of social cognition in patients with mood disorders.
Cusi AM, Nazarov A, Holshausen K, Macqueen GM, McKinnon MC
J Psychiatry Neurosci 2012 May;37(3):154-69. doi: 10.1503/jpn.100179. PMID: 22297065Free PMC Article

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