Decision Making

"Decision Making" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The process of making a selective intellectual judgment when presented with several complex alternatives consisting of several variables, and usually defining a course of action or an idea.

Descriptor ID	D003657
MeSH Number(s)	F02.463.785.373
Concept/Terms	Decision Making Decision Making Decision Making, Shared Decision Making, Shared Decision Makings, Shared Making, Shared Decision Makings, Shared Decision Shared Decision Making Shared Decision Makings

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena [F02]
Mental Processes [F02.463]
Thinking [F02.463.785]
Decision Making [F02.463.785.373]

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Bar chart showing 217 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 17 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	0	2	2
2003	1	1	2
2004	2	4	6
2005	1	5	6
2006	2	1	3
2007	1	3	4
2008	2	4	6
2009	4	1	5
2010	5	6	11
2011	4	7	11
2012	5	7	12
2013	7	5	12
2014	8	8	16
2015	8	6	14
2016	10	6	16
2017	7	6	13
2018	8	7	15
2019	14	3	17
2020	5	7	12
2021	2	4	6
2022	1	2	3
2023	1	6	7
2024	5	3	8
2025	6	2	8

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Michel A, Glauberman G, Zimet G, Fontenot HB. Parental Attitudes and Decision Making Toward Routinely Recommended Adolescent Vaccinations: A Qualitative Study Conducted After COVID-19 Vaccine Availability. J Pediatr Health Care. 2026 May-Jun; 40(3):e48-e59.

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Rakocevic LI, Alcal? RI, Goosens KA, Friedman A. Protocol for measuring context-dependent cost-benefit decision-making in humans using a web application. STAR Protoc. 2025 Dec 19; 6(4):104077.

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Barr EA, Lambert CC, Picou B, Chandler R, Beach R. Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Position on Breastfeeding and Chestfeeding: Ensuring Equity, Autonomy, Access, and Respect in HIV-Related Infant Feeding Decisions. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2025 Nov-Dec 01; 36(6):690-692.

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Beck DW, Heaton CN, Davila LD, Rakocevic LI, Drammis SM, Tyulmankov D, Giri A, Umashankar Beck S, Zhang Q, Pokojovy M, Negishi K, Salcido AA, Reyes NF, Macias AY, Batson SA, Vara P, Ib??ez Alcal? RJ, Hossain SB, Waller GL, O'Dell LE, Moschak TM, Goosens KA, Friedman A. A decision-space model explains context-specific decision-making. Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 14; 16(1):7437.

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Sophus AI, Braun KL, Mitchell JW, Barroso J, Sales JM, LeBlanc NM. Understanding PrEP Contemplation Among Black Women: Insights from a Qualitative Analysis. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2026 Jun; 13(3):2487-2502.

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Giri A, Heaton CN, Batson SA, Macias AY, Reyes NF, Salcido AA, Davila LD, Rakocevic LI, Beck DW, Iba?ez Alcal? RJ, Hossain SB, Vara P, Drammis SM, Negishi K, O'Dell LE, Rosales AE, Moschak TM, Goosens KA, Friedman A. Effect of acute alcohol consumption in a novel rodent model of decision-making. Alcohol Alcohol. 2025 Mar 25; 60(3).

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Goodson DJ, Hanley D, Hoover JP, Turner AM, van Riper CJ, Hauber ME. Decoding the dilemma: Exploring the rules and cues of egg rejection in the American robin (Turdus migratorius) through conjoint experimentation. J Comp Psychol. 2025 Nov; 139(4):315-324.

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Beato M, Latinjak AT, Bertollo M, Boullosa D. Confirmation Bias in Sport Science: Understanding and Mitigating Its Impact. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2025 Sep 01; 20(9):1306-1311.

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Williams L, Craig LS, Peacock E, Fields T, Al-Dahir S, Hawkins F, Gillard C, Singleton B, Theall K, Wilson M, D'Amour G, Vu M, Sylvain C, Franklin L, Caldwell K, Krousel-Wood M, Sarpong D. Exploring the Roles of Trust, Attitudes, and Motivations in COVID-19 Decision-Making and Vaccination Likelihood: Insights from the Louisiana Community Engagement Alliance (LA-CEAL) Community-Academic-Public Health-Practice (CAPP) Partnership. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Dec 31; 22(1).

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Masters-Waage T, Spitzmueller C, Edema-Sillo E, St Aubin A, Penn-Marshall M, Henderson E, Lindner P, Werner C, Rizzuto T, Madera J. Underrepresented minority faculty in the USA face a double standard in promotion and tenure decisions. Nat Hum Behav. 2024 Nov; 8(11):2107-2118.

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