noun
separation anxiety disorder; SAD
A psychiatric diagnosis characterized by excessive anxiety concerning separation from home or attachment figures. The term 分離不安症 is also used.
See also: 分離不安症
分離不安障害は、子どもだけでなく大人にも見られることがある。
Separation anxiety disorder can be seen not only in children but also in adults.
彼女は分離不安障害と診断された。
She was diagnosed with separation anxiety disorder.
Often used interchangeably with 分離不安障害; some contexts may prefer one term over the other, but both refer to the same condition.
Compound of 分離 (separation), 不安 (anxiety), and 障害 (disorder), directly corresponding to the English medical term.