departments

Psychiatry

精神科 (seishin-ka)

Psychiatry (精神科, seishin-ka) is the specialty focused on diagnosing and treating mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. In Japan, 心療内科 (shinryō naika, psychosomatic medicine) is also commonly visited for stress-related conditions and may feel more accessible to some patients.

Finding English-speaking psychiatrists in Japan can be challenging; major international hospitals and some urban clinics offer English-language mental health services.

In 9 languages

Language	Term
English	Psychiatry
Japanese (日本語)	精神科
Chinese (中文)	精神科
Korean (한국어)	정신건강의학과
Portuguese	Psiquiatria
Spanish	Psiquiatría
Filipino	Psikiyatriya
Thai	จิตเวชศาสตร์
Vietnamese	Tâm thần học
Romanization	seishin-ka

Related terms

• Fatigue 倦怠感
• Insomnia 不眠症
• Anxiety 不安

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