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Anxiety, Separation MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Anxiety, Separation
Tree Number(s)
F03.080.300
F03.625.047
Unique ID
D001010
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001010
Scope Note
Anxiety experienced by an individual upon separation from a person or object of particular significance to the individual.
Entry Term(s)
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Previous Indexing
Anxiety (1966-1967)
Child Behavior Disorders (1966-1967)
Child Psychology (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note
68; HOMESICKNESS was see under EMOTIONS 1963-74
Online Note
use ANXIETY, SEPARATION to search HOMESICKNESS 1975-78; use EMOTIONS 1966-74
History Note
68; HOMESICKNESS was see under ANXIETY, SEPARATION 1975-78, was see under EMOTIONS 1963-74
Date Introduced
1968/01/01
Last Updated
2015/07/07
Anxiety, Separation Preferred
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