Definition
精神病 (jīng shén bìng) is a general medical term for mental disorders (e.g., depression, schizophrenia), and can also specifically mean 'psychosis'. It is broader than 抑郁症 (yì yù zhèng), which names only clinical depression, and is a clinical term unlike the figurative 心病 (xīn bìng), which refers to a personal worry.
noun
mental disorderpsychosis
Examples
- 精神病。Tā yīnwèi jīng shén bìng zhù jìn le yīyuàn.He was hospitalized because of a mental disorder.
- 精神病。jīng shén bìng huànzhě xūyào shèhuì de lǐjiě hé bāngzhù.Patients with mental illness need society's understanding and help.
- 精神病。Zhè zhǒng jīng shén bìng shì kěyǐ zhìliáo de.This type of psychosis is treatable.
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