"Shyness" 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.
Discomfort and partial inhibition of the usual forms of behavior when in the presence of others.
| Descriptor ID |
D012792
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.617
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Shyness" by people in Profiles.
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Social anxiety impacts willingness to participate in addiction treatment. Addict Behav. 2009 May; 34(5):474-6.
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Differentiating social phobia from shyness. J Anxiety Disord. 2009 May; 23(4):469-76.
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Shyness: relationship to social phobia and other psychiatric disorders. Behav Res Ther. 2003 Feb; 41(2):209-21.
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The treatment of childhood social anxiety disorder. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2001 Dec; 24(4):831-46.
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What are the adult consequences of childhood shyness? Harv Ment Health Lett. 1998 Nov; 15(5):8.
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Social anxiety disorder: etiology and early clinical presentation. J Clin Psychiatry. 1998; 59 Suppl 17:27-32.
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Normal urinary free cortisol and postdexamethasone cortisol in social phobia: comparison to normal volunteers. J Affect Disord. 1994 Mar; 30(3):155-61.
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Social phobia: relationship to shyness. Behav Res Ther. 1990; 28(6):497-505.