心理科

xīnlǐkē
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 psychology department
  2. 2 mental health clinic

Examples

Tā yùyuēle yīyuàn de xīnlǐkē.
She made an appointment at the hospital's mental health department.
Xīnlǐkē yīshēng tōngguò tánhuà liǎojiě bìngqíng.
The psychologist learns about the condition through conversation.

Tips

usage
心理科 handles counseling and psychotherapy (non-drug); 精神科 (jīngshénkē, psychiatry) handles clinical psychiatric illness and prescribes medication. Milder cases go to 心理科; severe depression or psychosis to 精神科.

Stroke Order

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