Psychiatry and Psychology

Separation Anxiety

Anxiety experienced by an individual upon separation from a person or object of particular significance to the individual.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Anxiety experienced by an individual upon separation from a person or object of particular significance to the individual.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Anxiety, Separation
  • Separation Anxiety Disorder
  • Anxiety Disorder, Separation

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Aspects Covered

31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

68; HOMESICKNESS was see under ANXIETY, SEPARATION 1975-78, was see under EMOTIONS 1963-74

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Previous Indexing

  • Anxiety (1966-1967)
  • Child Behavior Disorders (1966-1967)
  • Child Psychology (1966-1967)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Separation Anxiety. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001010. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001010
  2. Separation Anxiety. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_anxiety_disorder
  3. Separation Anxiety. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2300749