Psychiatry and Psychology

Single Person

The unmarried man or woman.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The unmarried man or woman.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Maritally Unattached
  • Person, Single
  • Persons, Single
  • Single Persons
  • Never Married
  • Unmarried

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

/psychol permitted; does not include "celibacy": CELIBACY see SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; "unwed parent" = PARENTS (IM) + ILLEGITIMACY (IM); SINGLE PARENT is also available

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Illegitimacy (1966-1967)
  • Marriage (1966-1967)

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Tree Numbers

  1. F01.829w.263w.315.500w.725w
  2. I01w.240w.361.500w.725w
  3. I01w.880w.853.150w.423.500w.725w
  4. M01w.785w
  5. N01.224w.361.500w.725w
  6. N01.824w.308.500w.725w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Single Person. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012847. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012847
  2. Single Person. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_person
  3. Single Person. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q908826