"Illness Behavior" 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.
Coordinate set of non-specific behavioral responses to non-psychiatric illness. These may include loss of APPETITE or LIBIDO; disinterest in ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; or withdrawal from social interaction.
| Descriptor ID |
D055809
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.499
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| Concept/Terms |
Illness Behavior- Illness Behavior
- Behavior, Illness
- Behaviors, Illness
- Illness Behaviors
- Sickness Behavior
- Behavior, Sickness
- Behaviors, Sickness
- Sickness Behaviors
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A behaviorist perspective. Adv Psychosom Med. 2011; 30:8-21.