"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Fear" by people in this website by year, and whether "Fear" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fear" by people in Profiles.
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Schneider JS, Williams C, Zafar S, Joo J, Himes BE. Influences of quality of maternal care and environmental enrichment on associative memory function in rats with early life lead exposure. Brain Behav. 2024 Sep; 14(9):e70040.
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Fenech AL, Humphris GM, Laurenceau JP, Siegel SD, Rogers SN, Ozakinci G, Crawford JR, Pring M. Anxiety, depression, and fear of cancer recurrence in head and neck cancer. Health Psychol. 2024 Nov; 43(11):803-812.
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Fenech AL, Soriano EC, Asok A, Siegel SD, Morreale M, Brownlee HA, Laurenceau JP. Fear of cancer recurrence and change in hair cortisol concentrations in partners of breast cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv. 2026 Feb; 20(1):39-47.
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Perndorfer C, Soriano EC, Siegel SD, Spencer RMC, Otto AK, Laurenceau JP. Fear of Cancer Recurrence and Sleep in Couples Coping With Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Ann Behav Med. 2022 11 05; 56(11):1131-1143.
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McKay MA, Mensinger JL, Whitehouse CR. The Relationship of Fear of Falling and Quality of Life: The Mediating Effects of Frailty and Depression. J Community Health Nurs. 2022 Oct-Dec; 39(4):251-261.
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McKay MA, Mensinger JL, O'Connor M, Utz M, Costello A, Leveille S. Self-reported symptom causes of mobility difficulty contributing to fear of falling in older adults. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2022 Dec; 34(12):3089-3095.
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Mahmood QK, Sohail MM, Qureshi WA, Zakar R, Wrona KJ, Fischer F. Role of positive mental health in reducing fears related to COVID-19 and general anxiety disorder in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. BMC Psychol. 2022 Jun 27; 10(1):163.
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Otto AK, Soriano EC, LoSavio ST, Siegel SD, Perndorfer C, Fenech AL, Laurenceau JP. The longitudinal course of emotional and cognitive factors of fear of cancer recurrence in breast cancer patients and their partners. Psychooncology. 2022 07; 31(7):1221-1229.
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Greenwood SA, Koufaki P, Macdonald JH, Bulley C, Bhandari S, Burton JO, Dasgupta I, Farrington K, Ford I, Kalra PA, Kumwenda M, Macdougall IC, Messow CM, Mitra S, Reid C, Smith AC, Taal MW, Thomson PC, Wheeler DC, White C, Yaqoob M, Mercer TH. Exercise programme to improve quality of life for patients with end-stage kidney disease receiving haemodialysis: the PEDAL RCT. Health Technol Assess. 2021 06; 25(40):1-52.
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Shahbaz S, Ashraf MZ, Zakar R, Fischer F, Zakar MZ. Psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on university students: Understanding apprehensions through a phenomenographic approach. PLoS One. 2021; 16(5):e0251641.