Hwabyeong or Hwapyŏng (Korean: 화병; Hanja: 火病) is a Korean somatization disorder, a mental illness which arises when people are unable to confront their anger as a result of conditions which they perceive to be unfair. [1] . Hwabyeong is known as a Korean culture-bound syndrome. [2] .

Apr 1, 2014 · The purpose of this paper is to review Hwa-Byung, a cultural syndrome specific to Koreans and Korean immigrants. Hwa-Byung is a unique diagnosis and differs from other DSM disorders. However, Hwa-Byung has frequent comorbidity with other DSM ...

Comprehensive definition of Hwa-Byung is established. Hwa-Byung was identified as a syndrome with symptoms that exploded in the form of anger because emotions such as anger could not be resolved. psychological symptoms include resentment, the baggage of mind, or a representative symptom of han.

Hwa-byung, also called wool-hwa-byung (Hwabyeong or Hwapyŏng) is a somatization disorder originating from Korea and closely linked to its culture.

Dec 4, 2021 · In essence, hwa-byung is a culture-bound syndrome associated with suppressed anger that is typically prevalent in Korean women. This article aimed to formally introduce hwa-byung as a syndrome and present assessment procedures and culturally relevant clinical management strategies.

Our findings suggest that hwa-byung is different from depressive syndrome in terms of its symptom profile, and suggest what symptoms should be included in the diagnostic criteria of hwa-byung, an anger disorder.

Jan 1, 1998 · "Hwa-byung" and "ataque de nervios," listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) as culture-bound syndromes, can serve as gateways to understanding anger's role in psychiatric morbidity, according to a panel of experts.

Dec 21, 2022 · Hwa-Byung is a mental disorder that appears when people can’t or don’t know how to manage their negatively valenced emotions due to conditions that they perceive as unfair. As a rule, they exhibit the following symptoms: Psychological symptoms. Feelings of anger and constant frustration.

Hwabyung literally means illness (Byung) of fire or anger (Hwa) which arises when people are restrained from confronting their feelings of anger as a consequence of unjust or unfair circumstances.

Jan 1, 2015 · Hwa-Byung translates into English as anger or fire disease. Often termed a Korean folk illness, it is characterized by physical and psychological symptoms that arise as the result of chronically suppressed anger.