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Chi-Ming Leung1, Gabor S Ungvari2,3, Yu-Tao Xiang4
1Department of Psychiatry, Shatin Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR, China. cmleung@ha.org.hk.
Abstract:
The paper examines the problems of the existing nomenclature in Chinese psychiatry with special reference to the Chinese translation of bipolar disorder in the context of stigma of mental illness in the Chinese culture. The development of the concept of bipolar disorder is reviewed, followed by a critical examination of the accuracy and validity of the current translation of bipolar disorder in the Chinese psychiatric literature. A new translation is suggested with consideration for literal accuracy and social acceptance.
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