精神科
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Meanings
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psychiatry; psychiatric department
Refers to the medical field of psychiatry or the hospital department where mental health is treated.
He is aiming to become a psychiatrist.
I visited the psychiatric department at the general hospital.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が精神科に通うfor someone to regularly attend a psychiatric department
He has been seeing a psychiatrist for a few years.
- 精神科を受診するto consult a psychiatric department
If the anxiety continues, you should see a psychiatrist.
- 精神科にかかるto be under the care of a psychiatrist
My mother has been under psychiatric care for a long time.