Fear

"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.

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The affective response to an actual current external danger which subsides with the elimination of the threatening condition.

Descriptor ID	D005239
MeSH Number(s)	F01.470.361
Concept/Terms	Fear Fear Fears

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Emotions [F01.470]
Fear [F01.470.361]

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Bar chart showing 225 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 20 publications in 2007

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1998	2	0	2
2000	2	0	2
2001	1	2	3
2002	3	0	3
2003	2	3	5
2004	9	2	11
2005	4	1	5
2006	5	4	9
2007	13	7	20
2008	9	6	15
2009	10	6	16
2010	10	0	10
2011	7	1	8
2012	12	6	18
2013	4	3	7
2014	6	6	12
2015	9	3	12
2016	5	7	12
2017	2	4	6
2018	4	6	10
2019	6	3	9
2020	3	1	4
2021	4	6	10
2022	0	3	3
2023	2	4	6
2024	3	0	3
2025	3	0	3

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Lloret Torres ME, Rivas Jim?nez A, Tosado Rodr?guez EL, Cardona Jordan K, Lay Rivera XX, Pe?a Se?eriz YL, Capella Mu?iz JL, Dieppa Rodr?guez M, Ruiz Bol?var DF, Gonz?lez Del Toro J, Florian Alsina JA, Col?n Rivera PA, Garcia Colon JO, Roche-Lima A, Vel?zquez-Marrero C. Comparative mRNA profile analysis from NAc of adolescent male mice after binge-like alcohol exposure eliciting deficits in context fear extinction learning. PLoS One. 2025; 20(6):e0322576.

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Roeckner AR, Lin ER, Hinrichs R, Harnett NG, Lebois LAM, van Rooij SJH, Ely TD, Jovanovic T, Murty VP, Bruce SE, House SL, Beaudoin FL, An X, Neylan TC, Clifford GD, Linnstaedt SD, Germine LT, Rauch SL, Haran JP, Storrow AB, Lewandowski C, Musey PI, Hendry PL, Sheikh S, Jones CW, Punches BE, Swor RA, Hudak LA, Pascual JL, Seamon MJ, Datner EM, Pearson C, Peak DA, Merchant RC, Domeier RM, Rathlev NK, O'Neil BJ, Sergot P, Sanchez LD, Joormann J, Sheridan JF, Harte SE, Koenen KC, Kessler RC, McLean SA, Ressler KJ, Stevens JS. Sequential decreases in basolateral amygdala response to threat predict failure to recover from PTSD. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2025 Sep; 50(10):1573-1582.

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Ellis RA, Webber TK, Noble NC, Linnstaedt SD, Hinrichs R, Wiltshire C, Reda MH, Davie W, House SL, Beaudoin FL, An X, Neylan TC, Clifford GD, Germine LT, Rauch SL, Haran JP, Storrow AB, Lewandowski C, Musey PI, Hendry PL, Sheikh S, Punches BE, Pascual JL, Seamon MJ, Datner EM, Pearson C, Peak DA, Domeier RM, Rathlev NK, O'Neil BJ, Sergot P, Sanchez LD, Bruce SE, Joormann J, Kessler RC, Ressler KJ, Koenen KC, McLean SA, Stevens JS, Jovanovic T, Seligowski AV. Longitudinal Associations Between Peritraumatic Oestradiol and Fear Responding in Women and Men. Stress Health. 2025 Apr; 41(2):e3522.

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Diggs BA, Baral A, Hlaing W, Pan Y, Camacho-Rivera M, Ortega J, Vidot DC. Fear of COVID-19 Diagnosis and Cannabis Use Patterns Among Adults with Chronic Health Conditions: Results from COVID-19 Cannabis Health Study. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2025 Nov-Dec; 57(5):540-549.

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Irizarry-M?ndez N, Criado-Marrero M, Hernandez A, Col?n M, Porter JT. Reducing FKBP51 Expression in the Ventral Hippocampus Decreases Auditory Fear Conditioning in Male Rats. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Jun 28; 25(13).

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Wang H, Flores RJ, Yarur HE, Limoges A, Bravo-Rivera H, Casello SM, Loomba N, Enriquez-Traba J, Arenivar M, Wang Q, Ganley R, Ramakrishnan C, Fenno LE, Kim Y, Deisseroth K, Or G, Dong C, Hoon MA, Tian L, Tejeda HA. Prefrontal cortical dynorphin peptidergic transmission constrains threat-driven behavioral and network states. Neuron. 2024 Jun 19; 112(12):2062-2078.e7.

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Ai W, Cunningham WA, Lai MC. The dimensional structure of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q) and predictors of camouflaging in a representative general population sample. Compr Psychiatry. 2024 01; 128:152434.

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V?zquez E, Juturu P, Burroughs M, McMullin J, Cheney AM. Continuum of Trauma: Fear and Mistrust of Institutions in Communities of Color During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Cult Med Psychiatry. 2024 Jun; 48(2):290-309.

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Huff M, Edwards KM, Mauer VA, Littleton H, Lim S, Sall KE. Gender-neutral bathrooms on campus: a multicampus study of cisgender and transgender and gender diverse college students. J Am Coll Health. 2025 Mar; 73(3):1178-1182.

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Angell AM, Lindly OJ, Flor?ndez D, Flor?ndez LI, Stein Duker LI, Zuckerman KE, Yin L, Solomon O. Pediatricians' role in healthcare for Latino autistic children: Shared decision-making versus "You've got to do everything on your own". Autism. 2023 11; 27(8):2407-2421.

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