精障 (jīngzhàng): mental disorder (Taiwan)

Meanings

1 mental disorder (Taiwan)
2 psychiatric disability (abbr. of 精神障碍)

Characters

精

Examples

政府推动精障者就业辅导计划。

Zhèngfǔ tuīdòng jīngzhàngzhě jiùyè fǔdǎo jìhuà.

The government promotes employment support programs for people with mental disorders.

她长期照顾患有精障的弟弟。

Tā chángqī zhàogù huànyǒu jīngzhàng de dìdi.

She has long cared for her brother who lives with a mental disorder.

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Taiwan abbreviation of 精神障礙/精神障碍 (jīngshén zhàng'ài). Standard in Taiwanese medical, social-welfare, and news writing — appears in NGO names like 精障家屬聯盟. Mainland China uses the full form 精神障碍 or 精神疾病 instead.