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mental illness; psychiatric disorder
A medical term for disorders affecting mental health, including conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. This is the standard formal/clinical term used in medical and official contexts.
精神疾患の治療を受けている。
I am receiving treatment for a mental illness.
精神疾患への理解が少しずつ広がっている。
Understanding of mental illness is gradually spreading.
職場のストレスが原因で精神疾患を発症するケースが増えている。
Cases of developing mental illness due to workplace stress are increasing.
精神疾患 is the standard clinical/formal term. In casual conversation, 心の病気 (illness of the heart/mind) or メンタルヘルス (mental health) are more common. The less formal 精神病 exists but can carry negative connotations.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 精神疾患を患う — to suffer from a mental illness
- 精神疾患の診断 — diagnosis of a mental disorder
- 精神疾患の予防 — prevention of mental illness
RELATED WORDS:
- 精神科 — psychiatry department
- うつ病 — depression
- 心療内科 — psychosomatic medicine clinic