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Affective Symptoms MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Affective Symptoms
Tree Number(s)
F01.145.126.100
Unique ID
D000342
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000342
Annotation
human only; do not confuse with AFFECTIVE DISORDERS: read MeSH definitions & follow text
Scope Note
Mood or emotional responses dissonant with or inappropriate to the behavior and/or stimulus.
Entry Term(s)
Alexithymia
Emotional Disturbances
Previous Indexing
Affect (1966-1968)
Anxiety (1966-1968)
Emotions (1966-1968)
Public MeSH Note
81; was AFFECTIVE DISTURBANCES 1969-80
Online Note
use AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS to search AFFECTIVE DISTURBANCES 1969-80
History Note
81; was AFFECTIVE DISTURBANCES 1969-80
Date Introduced
1969/01/01
Last Updated
2002/07/02
Affective Symptoms Preferred
Alexithymia Narrower
Emotional Disturbances Broader
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