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Performance anxiety

MedGen UID:
452563
•Concept ID:
C0458631
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Anxieties, Performance; Anxiety, Performance; Performance Anxieties; Performance Anxiety
SNOMED CT: Performance anxiety (279622009)

Definition

Anxiety related to the execution of a task. (Campbell''s Psychiatric Dictionary, 9th ed.) [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPerformance anxiety

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Anxiety: Recognition and Treatment Options.
Vu V, Conant-Norville D
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2021 Sep;44(3):373-380. Epub 2021 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2021.04.005. PMID: 34372994
Current Approaches for Management of Music Performance Anxiety: An Introductory Overview.
Zhukov K
Med Probl Perform Art 2019 Mar;34(1):53-60. doi: 10.21091/mppa.2019.1008. PMID: 30826822
Treatment and prevention of music performance anxiety.
Spahn C
Prog Brain Res 2015;217:129-40. Epub 2015 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2014.11.024. PMID: 25725913

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Effects of Rosmarinus officinalis L. on memory performance, anxiety, depression, and sleep quality in university students: A randomized clinical trial.
Nematolahi P, Mehrabani M, Karami-Mohajeri S, Dabaghzadeh F
Complement Ther Clin Pract 2018 Feb;30:24-28. Epub 2017 Nov 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.11.004. PMID: 29389474
Erectile Dysfunction.
Rew KT, Heidelbaugh JJ
Am Fam Physician 2016 Nov 15;94(10):820-827. PMID: 27929275
Acute and long-term effects of cannabis use: a review.
Karila L, Roux P, Rolland B, Benyamina A, Reynaud M, Aubin HJ, Lançon C
Curr Pharm Des 2014;20(25):4112-8. doi: 10.2174/13816128113199990620. PMID: 24001294
Sport-related performance anxiety in young female athletes.
Patel DR, Omar H, Terry M
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2010 Dec;23(6):325-35. Epub 2010 Sep 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2010.04.004. PMID: 20869282
Effects of a standardized Bacopa monnieri extract on cognitive performance, anxiety, and depression in the elderly: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Calabrese C, Gregory WL, Leo M, Kraemer D, Bone K, Oken B
J Altern Complement Med 2008 Jul;14(6):707-13. doi: 10.1089/acm.2008.0018. PMID: 18611150Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Anxiety: Recognition and Treatment Options.
Vu V, Conant-Norville D
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2021 Sep;44(3):373-380. Epub 2021 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2021.04.005. PMID: 34372994
Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Revisited.
Showraki M, Showraki T, Brown K
Psychiatr Q 2020 Sep;91(3):905-914. doi: 10.1007/s11126-020-09747-0. PMID: 32383134
Sexual Performance Anxiety.
Pyke RE
Sex Med Rev 2020 Apr;8(2):183-190. Epub 2019 Aug 22 doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2019.07.001. PMID: 31447414
Erectile Dysfunction.
Rew KT, Heidelbaugh JJ
Am Fam Physician 2016 Nov 15;94(10):820-827. PMID: 27929275
Effects of a standardized Bacopa monnieri extract on cognitive performance, anxiety, and depression in the elderly: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Calabrese C, Gregory WL, Leo M, Kraemer D, Bone K, Oken B
J Altern Complement Med 2008 Jul;14(6):707-13. doi: 10.1089/acm.2008.0018. PMID: 18611150Free PMC Article

Therapy

Sexual Performance Anxiety.
Pyke RE
Sex Med Rev 2020 Apr;8(2):183-190. Epub 2019 Aug 22 doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2019.07.001. PMID: 31447414
Virtual reality exposure therapy for anxiety and related disorders: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Carl E, Stein AT, Levihn-Coon A, Pogue JR, Rothbaum B, Emmelkamp P, Asmundson GJG, Carlbring P, Powers MB
J Anxiety Disord 2019 Jan;61:27-36. Epub 2018 Aug 10 doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.08.003. PMID: 30287083
Effects of Rosmarinus officinalis L. on memory performance, anxiety, depression, and sleep quality in university students: A randomized clinical trial.
Nematolahi P, Mehrabani M, Karami-Mohajeri S, Dabaghzadeh F
Complement Ther Clin Pract 2018 Feb;30:24-28. Epub 2017 Nov 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.11.004. PMID: 29389474
Erectile Dysfunction.
Rew KT, Heidelbaugh JJ
Am Fam Physician 2016 Nov 15;94(10):820-827. PMID: 27929275
Acute and long-term effects of cannabis use: a review.
Karila L, Roux P, Rolland B, Benyamina A, Reynaud M, Aubin HJ, Lançon C
Curr Pharm Des 2014;20(25):4112-8. doi: 10.2174/13816128113199990620. PMID: 24001294

Prognosis

Passion and performance anxiety: How it affects the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders in dancers.
Benoit-Piau J, Gaudreault N, Vallerand R, Fortin S, Guptill C, Morin M
Psychol Sport Exerc 2024 Jul;73:102632. Epub 2024 Mar 26 doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102632. PMID: 38548004
Low Self-Esteem and Music Performance Anxiety Can Predict Depression in Musicians.
Sickert C, Klein JP, Altenmüller E, Scholz DS
Med Probl Perform Art 2022 Dec;37(4):213-220. doi: 10.21091/mppa.2022.4031. PMID: 36455105
Personality characteristics and competitive anxiety in individual and team athletes.
Kemarat S, Theanthong A, Yeemin W, Suwankan S
PLoS One 2022;17(1):e0262486. Epub 2022 Jan 14 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262486. PMID: 35030214Free PMC Article
Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Revisited.
Showraki M, Showraki T, Brown K
Psychiatr Q 2020 Sep;91(3):905-914. doi: 10.1007/s11126-020-09747-0. PMID: 32383134
Anxiety and perceptual-motor performance: toward an integrated model of concepts, mechanisms, and processes.
Nieuwenhuys A, Oudejans RR
Psychol Res 2012 Nov;76(6):747-59. Epub 2011 Oct 29 doi: 10.1007/s00426-011-0384-x. PMID: 22038472Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Revisited.
Showraki M, Showraki T, Brown K
Psychiatr Q 2020 Sep;91(3):905-914. doi: 10.1007/s11126-020-09747-0. PMID: 32383134
Effects of Rosmarinus officinalis L. on memory performance, anxiety, depression, and sleep quality in university students: A randomized clinical trial.
Nematolahi P, Mehrabani M, Karami-Mohajeri S, Dabaghzadeh F
Complement Ther Clin Pract 2018 Feb;30:24-28. Epub 2017 Nov 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.11.004. PMID: 29389474
Wilson's disease.
Loudianos G, Lepori MB, Mameli E, Dessì V, Zappu A
Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki) 2014;35(1):93-8. PMID: 24798599
Anxiety and perceptual-motor performance: toward an integrated model of concepts, mechanisms, and processes.
Nieuwenhuys A, Oudejans RR
Psychol Res 2012 Nov;76(6):747-59. Epub 2011 Oct 29 doi: 10.1007/s00426-011-0384-x. PMID: 22038472Free PMC Article
Effects of a standardized Bacopa monnieri extract on cognitive performance, anxiety, and depression in the elderly: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Calabrese C, Gregory WL, Leo M, Kraemer D, Bone K, Oken B
J Altern Complement Med 2008 Jul;14(6):707-13. doi: 10.1089/acm.2008.0018. PMID: 18611150Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Unconsummated marriage: a systematic review of etiological factors and clinical management.
Krishnappa P, Manfredi C, Jayaramaiah S, Ditonno F, Matippa P, Shah R, Moncada I
J Sex Med 2023 Dec 22;21(1):20-28. doi: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdad146. PMID: 37952223
Systematic review of student anxiety and performance during objective structured clinical examinations.
Martin RD, Naziruddin Z
Curr Pharm Teach Learn 2020 Dec;12(12):1491-1497. Epub 2020 Jul 30 doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2020.07.007. PMID: 33092780
Mental Imagery in Social Anxiety in Children and Young People: A Systematic Review.
Chapman J, Halldorsson B, Creswell C
Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev 2020 Sep;23(3):379-392. doi: 10.1007/s10567-020-00316-2. PMID: 32297091Free PMC Article
Performance anxiety in professional musicians: a systematic review on prevalence, risk factors and clinical treatment effects.
Fernholz I, Mumm JLM, Plag J, Noeres K, Rotter G, Willich SN, Ströhle A, Berghöfer A, Schmidt A
Psychol Med 2019 Oct;49(14):2287-2306. Epub 2019 Sep 2 doi: 10.1017/S0033291719001910. PMID: 31474244
The Alexander Technique and musicians: a systematic review of controlled trials.
Klein SD, Bayard C, Wolf U
BMC Complement Altern Med 2014 Oct 24;14:414. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-414. PMID: 25344325Free PMC Article

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