精神障碍

精神障礙

jīngshénzhàng'ài

noun

Meanings

1 mental disorder
2 psychiatric disorder
3 mental illness

Characters

essence / refined

Examples

抑郁症是一种常见的精神障碍。

Yìyùzhèng shì yì zhǒng chángjiàn de jīngshén zhàng'ài.

Depression is a common mental disorder.

精神障碍需要专业治疗。

Jīngshén zhàng'ài xūyào zhuānyè zhìliáo.

Mental disorders require professional treatment.

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Clinical term. Contrast with colloquial and stigmatizing labels like 神经病 (shénjīngbìng — often thrown as an insult). 精神障碍 is what appears in the PRC classification 《中国精神障碍分类与诊断标准》 (CCMD).

Stroke Order

精 jīng

神 shén

障 zhàng

碍 ài