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気分障害 (kibunshougai) Japanese meaning: mood disorder | Kotomora

気き分ぶん障しょう害がい

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Meanings

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mood disorder

Clinical term used in psychiatry for conditions such as depression and bipolar disorder.

気き分ぶん障しょう害がいの治ち療りょうには薬やく物ぶつ療りょう

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Medication and psychotherapy are used to treat mood disorders.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
分part, minute of time, segment
障hinder, hurt, harm
害harm, injury

Related words

うつ病びょう
うつ病 is a specific mood disorder (major depressive disorder), while 気分障害 is the broader category.
双そう極きょく性せい障しょう害がい
双極性障害 (bipolar disorder) is a type of mood disorder; 気分障害 is the umbrella term.

Word family

季き節せつ性せい気き分ぶん障しょう害がい
seasonal affective disorder; SAD
月げっ経けい前ぜん不ふ快かい気き分ぶん障しょう害がい
premenstrual dysphoric disorder; PMDD

Built from

気き分ぶん+障しょう害がい

Etymology

Compound of 気分 (mood) and 障害 (disorder), a modern medical term.