FOUNDATIONAL TERM
symptom
症状
A change experienced and reported by the person.
Study this concept in context
01 · Health Across Body, Mind, and Social Life
Two people with no obvious symptoms may have quite different health status. Two people with the same diagnosis may also lead very different lives. Understanding health requires us to distinguish disease, functioning, personal experience, and living conditions, then examine how they interact.
32 · Mental disorders: assessment, treatment and recovery
Mental disorders are assessed through symptoms, time, functioning, and context. A diagnosis guides support but does not define a whole person.
Sources
- WHO Constitution
- WHO: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
- WHO: Mental health
- WHO: Social determinants of health
- WHO: Rehabilitation
- WHO: Ageing and health
Definitions come from the published lessons. Read the linked lesson for mechanisms, conditions and examples.