Risk-Taking

"Risk-Taking" 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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Undertaking a task involving a challenge for achievement or a desirable goal in which there is a lack of certainty or a fear of failure. It may also include the exhibiting of certain behaviors whose outcomes may present a risk to the individual or to those associated with him or her.

Descriptor ID	D012309
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.722
Concept/Terms	Risk-Taking Risk-Taking Risk Taking Risk Behavior Risk Behavior Behavior, Risk Behaviors, Risk Risk Behaviors

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Risk-Taking".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Risk-Taking [F01.145.722]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Risk-Taking".

Risk-Taking
Gambling

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Bar chart showing 72 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	2	3
1997	0	1	1
1998	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	1	0	1
2004	0	2	2
2005	1	1	2
2006	1	4	5
2007	1	0	1
2008	2	2	4
2009	0	1	1
2010	3	3	6
2011	0	3	3
2012	0	2	2
2013	1	3	4
2014	2	5	7
2015	1	5	6
2016	1	2	3
2017	2	2	4
2018	2	2	4
2019	2	2	4
2020	1	1	2
2021	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk-Taking" by people in Profiles.

Hatchimonji JS, Hatchimonji DR, Allee L, Scantling DR. Trends in youth risk behaviours and firearm injury in the USA over 20 years. Inj Prev. 2025 05 20; 31(3):236-241.

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Richterman A, Aitcheson N, Durnwald C, Curley C, Short WR, Jean Louis M, Momplaisir F, Thirumurthy H. Mental Bandwidth is Associated with HIV and Viral Suppression Among Low-Income Women in Philadelphia. AIDS Behav. 2025 Feb; 29(2):556-561.

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Ibanhes FH, Fenn N, Le Brazidec D, Napoleon S, Predmore Z, Skinner A, Zanowick-Marr A, Galipeau D, Raifman J, Dean LT, Chan PA. Sexually Transmitted Infections Risk and Interstate Sexual Networks Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in New England. Sex Transm Dis. 2023 08 01; 50(8):494-498.

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Ramsey SE, Ames EG, Uber J, Habib S, Hunt L, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Teitelman AM, Clarke J, Kaplan C, Phillips NJ, Murphy M. Linking Women Experiencing Incarceration to Community-Based HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Care: A Qualitative Study. AIDS Educ Prev. 2021 06; 33(3):216-233.

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Isenberg G, Brown A, DeSantis J, Veloski J, Hojat M. The relationship between grit and selected personality measures in medical students. Int J Med Educ. 2020 Jan 30; 11:25-30.

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Jutkowitz E, Van Houtven CH, Plassman BL, Mor V. Willingness to Undergo a Risky Treatment to Improve Cognition Among Persons With Cognitive Impairment Who Received an Amyloid PET Scan. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2020 Jan-Mar; 34(1):1-9.

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Chernick LS, Chun TH, Richards R, Bromberg JR, Ahmad FA, McAninch B, Mull C, Shenoi R, Suffoletto B, Casper C, Linakis J, Spirito A. Sex Without Contraceptives in a Multicenter Study of Adolescent Emergency Department Patients. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 04; 27(4):283-290.

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DiFusco LA, Schell KA, Saylor JL. Risk-Taking Behaviors in Adolescents With Chronic Cardiac Conditions: A Scoping Review. J Pediatr Nurs. 2019 Sep - Oct; 48:98-105.

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Yates JR, Prior NA, Chitwood MR, Day HA, Heidel JR, Hopkins SE, Muncie BT, Paradella-Bradley TA, Sestito AP, Vecchiola AN, Wells EE. Using a dependent schedule to measure risky choice in male rats: Effects of d-amphetamine, methylphenidate, and methamphetamine. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2020 Apr; 28(2):181-195.

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Mentrikoski JM, Duncan CL, Enlow PT, Aballay AM. Predicting Adolescents' Intentions to Engage in Fire Risk Behaviors: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior. Burns. 2019 08; 45(5):1242-1250.

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