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気分障害 (きぶんしょうがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

気き分ぶん障しょう害がい

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Meanings

1

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

法ほう

と

心しん

理り

療りょう

法ほう

が

用もち

い

られる

。

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.