title: Conceptual issues behind the Chinese translations of the term 'Bipolar Disorder'.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Shatin Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR, China. cmleung@ha.org.hk.
authors.forename: Chi-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.affiliation: The University of Notre Dame Australia/Marian Centre, Perth, Australia.|School of Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
authors.forename: Gabor S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ungvari
authors.affiliation: Unit of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China. xyutly@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yu-Tao
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Xiang
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D057545:Social Stigma; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014177:Translations
keywords: Chinese translation; bipolar disorder