Anxiety

"Anxiety" 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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Feelings or emotions of dread, apprehension, and impending disaster but not disabling as with ANXIETY DISORDERS.

Descriptor ID	D001007
MeSH Number(s)	F01.470.132
Concept/Terms	Anxiety Anxiety Social Anxiety Social Anxiety Anxieties, Social Anxiety, Social Social Anxieties Hypervigilance Hypervigilance Nervousness Nervousness

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Emotions [F01.470]
Anxiety [F01.470.132]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Anxiety" by people in this website by year, and whether "Anxiety" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 669 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 55 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	1	0	1
2001	2	0	2
2002	2	1	3
2003	3	3	6
2004	8	3	11
2005	12	1	13
2006	12	9	21
2007	11	3	14
2008	12	10	22
2009	15	6	21
2010	14	8	22
2011	13	2	15
2012	13	12	25
2013	16	10	26
2014	20	11	31
2015	14	14	28
2016	30	5	35
2017	31	14	45
2018	38	11	49
2019	31	11	42
2020	17	35	52
2021	14	41	55
2022	9	37	46
2023	5	24	29
2024	21	12	33
2025	15	5	20

Below are the most recent publications written about "Anxiety" by people in Profiles.

Velmovitsky P, Keown-Stoneman C, J Pfisterer K, Hews-Girard J, Saliba J, Saha S, Patten S, King N, Duffy A, Pham Q. Development of a Recommendation Engine to University Student Mental Health Support Aligned With Stepped Care: Longitudinal Cohort Study. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Sep 17; 27:e72669.

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Conroy K, Urcuyo AE, Schiavone EM, Obee AF, Frazier SL, Cramer E, Comer JS. Exploring Teacher Practices and Perceptions of Implementing Anxiety-Focused Supports in Low-Income Urban Elementary Schools. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2025 Nov; 52(6):1261-1277.

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Marrero Valent?n JL, Tosado-Rodr?guez EL, Carrasquillo Carri?n K, P?rez D, Roche Lima A, Ferchmin PA, Sabeva N. Modeling Gulf War Illness: anxiety, memory deficits, cholinergic and potassium channel imbalance in male and female mice. Life Sci. 2025 Nov 01; 380:123901.

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Dang L, Kroenke K, Connors J, Stump TE, Monahan PO, Chernyak Y, Holmes E, Hoffman C, Prather K, Musey PI. Psychological Comorbidity in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Low-Risk Chest Pain and Anxiety. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 Jan; 33(1):e70113.

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Ngo TP, Neilands TB, Flentje A, Dilworth SE, Riley E. Unmet Subsistence and Mental Health Needs in Women Experiencing Homelessness: Rethinking Care Models for Improved Outcomes. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Sep; 40(13):3013-3022.

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Jones AA, Robison JH, Smit T, Brett E, Zvolensky MJ, Garey L. Nicotine dependence, perceived barriers, and affective vulnerability among individuals engaging in dual use who report relapse: Implications for targeted treatment. Addict Behav. 2025 Nov; 170:108422.

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Zvolensky MJ, Smit T, Wein PY, Bakhshaie J, Redmond BY, Garey L, Thai JM, Lackner JM. Gastrointestinal-specific anxiety and smoking abstinence expectancies among persons with irritable bowel syndrome. J Behav Med. 2025 Aug; 48(4):659-670.

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Buckner JD, Zvolensky MJ, Garey L, Businelle MS. Anxiety and Cannabis-Related Behaviors Among Black/African American Undergraduates: The Role of False Safety Behaviors. Subst Use Misuse. 2025; 60(10):1550-1555.

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Weinstein ER, Ross EJ, Marquine MJ, Pan Y, Burke SL, Joo J, Signorile J, Martinez Garza D, Behar-Zusman V, Jimenez DE. Improving Cognitive and Psychological Functioning in Older Latinos With HIV: Results From a Pilot Health Promotion Intervention. Gerontologist. 2025 May 10; 65(6).

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Bakhshaie J, Smit T, Bradford A, Lackner JM, Zvolensky MJ. Gastrointestinal-specific anxiety as a transdiagnostic mechanism involved in persons with irritable bowel syndrome who smoke. J Health Psychol. 2026 Jan; 31(1):365-377.

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