sibling rivalry disorder 同胞竞争障碍

Suspecting the daughter may have caught encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain with similar symptoms, the worried parents then brought her to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine for treatment. Medical checks excluded encephalitis and doctors finally determined the girl's symptoms are the result of a sibling rivalry disorder.

因为怀疑女儿患上了脑炎（脑炎的症状与之相似），忧心忡忡的父母将女儿带到浙江大学医学院附属第二医院治疗。医学检查排除了脑炎的可能性，医生最终诊断小女孩的症状是“同胞竞争障碍”引起的。

“同胞竞争障碍”英文表达是sibling rivalry disorder，所谓同胞竞争障碍，是指通常在年龄稍小的弟弟妹妹出生之后，发生的某种程度的情感紊乱(emotional disturbance)。程度轻重和表现形式个体存在很大差异，还可能出现焦虑，抑郁等精神症状。这个10岁小女孩出现头痛、呕吐和精神萎靡(suffered from headaches, vomiting and low spirits)等症状，是典型的“同胞竞争障碍”的症状。