A subject that is often viewed as taboo in social circles around the world is mental health. I have major depression and ADHD that is maintained through a regimen of medication and therapy. It can be difficult enough to talk about this in a native tongue! That's why I've culminated a vocabulary list of possible words and phrases that could prove useful when talking about such issues.
die psychische Verfassung – mental health
die Denkfähigkeit – mental capabilities; intelligence; cogitation
der Nervenzusammenbruch – nervous breakdown
die Fassungskraft – mental capacity
die Nervenklinik – mental hospital
der Geisteszustand – mental state; state of mind
das Seelenleiden – mental suffering
die Geistesstörung – mental disorder
die Gemütskrankheit – mental disorder
der Psychiater – psychiatrist
psychiatrisch – psychiatric(ally)
psychiatrischen – psychiatrically
die Psychiatrie – psychiatry
die Gruppentherapie – group therapy
der Therapeut – therapist
die Beklommenheit – anxiety; depression; trepidation
die Depression – depression; melancholy
deprimiert sein – to be in low spirits
aufpassen – to pay attention; to be attentive; to watch (out)
das Rezept – prescription; formula; recipe
der/die Individualfürsorger/in – case worker; case manager
die Fürsorge – welfare
Fürsorger – social welfare worker
die Gesundheit – health
aus gesundheitlichen Gründen – for health reasons
die Krankenversicherung – health insurance
etwas für die Erhaltung seiner Gesundheit tun – to do something for one’s health
Es ist gut/schlecht für deine Gesundheit. – It is good/bad for your health.
die Dauerhaftigkeit – stability; durability
die medizinische Behandlung – medication
