Psychiatry and Psychology

Widowhood

The state of having lost a marital partner by death.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The state of having lost a marital partner by death.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Widowed
  • Widowers
  • Widows
  • Widow
  • Widower

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

woman or man: note X refs; spousal bereavement: coord IM with BEREAVEMENT (IM); coping behavior, coping strategy, coping style: coord IM with ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL

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History Note

94; WIDOWERS & WIDOWS were WIDOWER & WIDOW see SINGLE PERSON 1983-93

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Previous Indexing

  • Death (1966-1967)
  • Marriage (1966-1967)
  • Single Person (1968-1993)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. F01.829w.263w.315.500w.862w
  2. I01w.240w.361.500w.862w
  3. I01w.880w.853.150w.423.500w.862w
  4. N01.224w.361.500w.862w
  5. N01.824w.308.500w.862w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Widowhood. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017805. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017805
  2. Widowhood. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widowhood
  3. Widowhood. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16675060