Affective Symptoms (also known as Affective Symptom, Symptom, Affective): Mood or emotional responses dissonant with or inappropriate to the behavior and/or stimulus.

NIH MeSH · D000342Psychiatry and Psychology

Affective Symptoms

Also known asAffective Symptom · Symptom, Affective · Symptoms, Affective · Alexithymia · Alexithymias · Emotional Disturbances · Disturbance, Emotional · Disturbances, Emotional · Emotional Disturbance

Definition

Mood or emotional responses dissonant with or inappropriate to the behavior and/or stimulus.

MeSH classification

  • F01.145.126.100

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Common questions about Affective Symptoms

What does Affective Symptoms mean in medicine?
Mood or emotional responses dissonant with or inappropriate to the behavior and/or stimulus. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Affective Symptoms known by any other names?
Yes. Affective Symptoms is also referred to as Affective Symptom, Symptom, Affective, Symptoms, Affective, Alexithymia in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Affective Symptoms sit in the medical classification?
Affective Symptoms falls under the broader medical category "Psychiatry and Psychology" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: F01.145.126.100). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D000342) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗