Table 1 Selected keywords used to detect mental and cognitive impairments.

From: Prevalence and patterns of mental and cognitive impairments among missing older adults in China

 

Chinese Pinyin

An example in Chinese texts

Keywords for mental impairments

 Depressed/depressive/depression

yi-yu

抑郁症

 Anxiety/distress

jiao-lv

焦虑障碍

 Schizophrenia

jing-shen-fen-lie

精神分裂

 Mental/psychological

jing-shen

精神问题

 Suicide/suicidal

zi-sha; qing-sheng

自杀倾向

 Affective disorder

qing-gan-zhang-ai

情感障碍

Keywords for cognitive impairments

 Delirium

shen-zhi-bu-qing

神志不清

 Memory

ji-yi

记忆力受损

 Dementia

chi-dai

老年痴呆

 Alzheimer

a-er-ci-hai-mo

阿尔茨海默

 Intellectual

zhi-li; zhi-shang

智力障碍