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気分変調性障害 (きぶんへんちょうせいしょうがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

気き分ぶん変へん調ちょう性せい障しょう害がい

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Meanings

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dysthymic disorder

dated termpsychiatry

Dated psychiatric term for a chronic, milder form of depression. Now largely replaced by 持続性抑うつ障害 (persistent depressive disorder) in modern diagnostic manuals.

See also: 気分変調症

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Dysthymic disorder is a diagnostic label that was used in earlier psychiatry.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
分part, minute of time, segment
変unusual, change, strange
調tune, tone, meter
性sex, gender, nature
障hinder, hurt, harm
害harm, injury

Similar words

気き分ぶん変へん調ちょう症しょう
A shorter synonym also listed as dated; 気分変調性障害 is the fuller term.
持じ続ぞく性せい抑よくうつ障しょう害がい
The modern replacement term (persistent depressive disorder) in current diagnostic systems.

Etymology

Compound of 気分 (mood) + 変調 (change, disorder) + 性 (-ic, -like) + 障害 (disorder). A direct translation of the English psychiatric term 'dysthymic disorder'.