Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Early Interv Psychiatry. 2010 Nov;4(4):270-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2010.00203.x.
Schizophrenia translates in Chinese as 'Mind Split Disease' which is heavily stigmatizing. The narrow conceptualization for schizophrenia alone was insufficient, in the context of early detection and intervention for psychosis. The need for an effective Chinese translation for psychotic disorders was imminent upon the launch of the Early Assessment Service for Young People with Psychosis in Hong Kong, where public awareness strategies had to be built upon effective communication of the disorder.
'Si Jue Shi Tiao', the new term for psychosis, described 'thought and perceptual dysregulation'. This new terminology and concept was strategically introduced to the local community.
The term 'Si Jue Shi Tiao' was taken up well locally and had demonstrated interactions within the Chinese and East Asian communities. The public has taken in the broader concept of psychosis, in contrary to the previous concept of schizophrenia per se.
In Hong Kong, the restrictive view of perceiving psychotic disorders as schizophrenia was broadened upon the introduction of a more embracing, less stigmatizing term 'Si Jue Shi Tiao'. Effective establishment of this term to the local vocabulary allowed a basis for communication as well as public education work. Further evaluation is necessary to determine the effectiveness of the naming and to guide further public awareness strategies.
精神分裂症在中文中译为“精神分裂症”，这是一种严重的污名化。在精神病的早期发现和干预方面，仅对精神分裂症的狭义概念理解是不够的。在香港启动早期精神病青年评估服务后，迫切需要一种有效的中文翻译来描述精神病，因为必须在有效的疾病传播基础上制定公众意识策略。
“思觉失调”，即精神病的新术语，描述了“思维和知觉失调”。这一新术语和概念被战略性地引入到当地社区。
这个术语“思觉失调”在当地得到了很好的应用，并在华人及东亚社区内进行了交流。公众已经接受了更广泛的精神病概念，而不是以前对精神分裂症本身的概念。
在香港，通过引入一个更具包容性、较少污名化的术语“思觉失调”，拓宽了将精神病视为精神分裂症的狭隘观点。将这个术语有效地纳入当地词汇，为沟通和公众教育工作奠定了基础。有必要进一步评估这个命名的效果，以指导进一步的公众意识策略。
