"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fear" by people in Profiles.
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The Experience of Frontline Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study. West J Nurs Res. 2023 04; 45(4):327-334.
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Oncology Drug Prescribing: The Influences of Greed and Fear. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 09; 18(9):e1384-e1387.
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Three recommendations based on a comparison of the reliability and validity of the predominant models used in research on the empirical structure of psychopathology. J Abnorm Psychol. 2021 Apr; 130(3):297-317.
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Social distress among medical oncologists and other healthcare professionals during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. ESMO Open. 2021 04; 6(2):100053.
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Psychopathy is associated with fear-specific reductions in neural activity during affective perspective-taking. Neuroimage. 2020 12; 223:117342.
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Measuring "Fearonomic Effects" in Valuing Therapies: An Application to COVID-19 in China. Value Health. 2020 11; 23(11):1405-1408.
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Conditioned Contextual Freezing is A Neurobehavioral Biomarker of Axonal Injury Indicated by Reduced Fractional Anisotropy in A Mouse Model of Blast-Induced Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Shock. 2020 06; 53(6):744-753.
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Fear of Lowering Cardiovascular Risk by Achieving Blood Pressure Goals: The Irrationality of Combination Therapy Avoidance. Hypertension. 2020 04; 75(4):943-944.
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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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Health Repercussions of a Culture of Fear Within Undocumented Immigrant Communities. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 09; 34(9):1903-1905.