"Fear" 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.
The affective response to an actual current external danger which subsides with the elimination of the threatening condition.
| Descriptor ID |
D005239
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.470.361
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fear" by people in Profiles.
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What good are positive emotions for treatment? A replication test of whether trait positive emotionality predicts response to exposure therapy for social anxiety disorder. Behav Res Ther. 2023 12; 171:104436.
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Sleep quality and outcome of exposure therapy in adults with social anxiety disorder. Depress Anxiety. 2021 11; 38(11):1182-1190.
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Fostering Existential Maturity to Manage Terror in a Pandemic. J Palliat Med. 2021 02; 24(2):211-217.
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An In-Visit Decision Aid for Surgeons to Address Decision Making for Bilateral Mastectomy for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Dec; 26(13):4372-4380.
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Psychological Functioning in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Preliminary Study of Relations With Smoking Status and Disease Impact. Nicotine Tob Res. 2019 04 17; 21(5):686-690.
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Perspectives From COPD Subjects on Portable Long-Term Oxygen Therapy Devices. Respir Care. 2018 11; 63(11):1321-1330.
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Pregnancy after liver transplantation: Can renal function quell the fear? Liver Transpl. 2018 05; 24(5):583-584.
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A? mediates F-actin disassembly in dendritic spines leading to cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease. J Neurosci. 2018 01 31; 38(5):1085-1099.
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Mobility limitations and fear of falling in non-English speaking older Mexican-Americans. Ethn Health. 2017 10; 22(5):480-489.
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Fear potentiated startle increases phospholipase D (PLD) expression/activity and PLD-linked metabotropic glutamate receptor mediated post-tetanic potentiation in rat amygdala. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2016 Feb; 128:65-79.