noun
psychosomatic medicine; department of psychosomatic medicine
Refers to a medical department that treats physical symptoms influenced by psychological or social factors, such as stress-related illnesses. Common in hospital settings.
ストレスで胃が痛むので、心療内科を受診した。
I visited the psychosomatic medicine department because my stomach hurt from stress.
精神科 is psychiatry, focusing on mental disorders, while 心療内科 treats physical symptoms with psychological roots.
Compound of 心療 (psychosomatic treatment) and 内科 (internal medicine).