• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.161-172
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• 2009

Objectives : This study was designed to research the effect of oriental treatments for Hwabyung with Blepharoptosis. Methods : A 51 year-old female patient has been suffered by Hwabyung for 5 months and by Blepharoptosis for 2 weeks. We treated the patient with Herbal medication, oriental psychotherapy and acupuncture. Results : As a result of oriental treatments, Blepharoptosis was disappeared, and the symptoms of Hwabyung was improved gradually. Conclusions : These result suggest that oriental treatments have an effect on Hwabyung with Blepharoptosis.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.239-249
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• 2017

This ethnography was done to understand the daily lives and life values of the experience of middle-aged women with Hwabyung. It also focused on how they reorganized their lives to escape their crisis and how they continued living going forward. The participants were 5 middle-aged women with Hwabyung and 2 family members in K city. Data were collected from iterative fieldwork through in-depth interviews and participant observations. Data were analyzed using text analysis and taxonomic method. The reorganization of the everyday lives of participants with Hwabyung started from the perception of family values and the crisis of those values failing. The participants' everyday lives were reconstructed by changing their perspectives on life, and renewing their family relationships. In addition, middle-aged women with Hwabyung managed to cope with their own roles, fill in for the role of husband, and reinforce their capacities. Their children' attitudes and behaviors were also reshaped due to the rearrangement of family roles. These results may help nurses understand and provide culture specific care for the middle-age women with Hwabyung.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.24 no.spc1
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• pp.23-36
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• 2013

Objectives : The purpose of this guideline is to show the evidence-based guidelines of diagnosis and evaluation of Hwabyung by the synthesis and organization of existing research contents. Methods : We investigated the existing research on the concept of Hwabyung. Further, we investigated the diagnostic tools, self-diagnostic method, symptoms assessment tools, oriental medical diagnostic methods, treatment evaluation tools and other testing methods of Hwabyung. Results : There was a Hwabyung diagnostic interview schedule (HIBDS) in the standardized measure for the diagnosis of Hwabyung. In the symptoms assessment tools of Hwabyung, there was a self-report measurement tool of Hwabyung and measurement tool of Hwabyung to be evaluated by the interviewer. In the oriental medical diagnostic method, there was an instrument of pattern identification for Hwabyung. In the treatment assessment tool, there was an instrument of oriental medical evaluation for Hwabyung. In addition, MMPI, SCL-90R, Zung's self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), Zung's self-rating depression scale (SDS), State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) and etc. can be used for the diagnosis and assessment of Hwabyung. Conclusions : We expect 'Clinical Guidelines for the Treatment of Hwabyung' to be useful for the diagnosis and assessment of Hwabyung.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.24 no.spc1
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• pp.15-22
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• 2013

Objectives : The Hwabyung Research Center of The Korean Society Of Oriental Neuropsychiatry attempted to produce clinical guidelines for doctors of Korean medicine for the treatment of Hwabyung. Methods : A standard guideline development process was followed. Relevant literature was identified by a review of bibliographies. The operational criteria were used to rate the quality of scientific evidence, and the line of treatment recommendations included a consensus clinical opinion. This section of "the status of Hwabyung in Korea" is 2 out of 5 articles drafted and reviewed by clinicians. Results : Hwabyung is changed depending on the time and have a risk of relapse. Like the previous studies, Female and lower socio-economic and educational level people suffers Hwabyung frequently. But recently number of Male Hwabyung patients increases. Recovery of Hwabyung is involved in depression, anxiety, stress. Hwabyung is related to Major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, somatoform disorder and diseases of the digestive system. Conclusions : This study was observed for the progression of Hwabyung. Hwabyung is a long-term disease associated with depression, anxiety and stress. Hwabyung is accompanied by physical and psychological symptoms and degrades the quality of life.

• Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.105-110
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• 2006

Generally, Hwabyung is more common in older women, in low educational group. Many psychiatrists explain it as the illness originated from a series of psychological stresses. And they think that Hwabyung patients have somatization disorder, anxiety disorder, and major depression. But, many of oriental medical doctors explain it as symptoms having the character of fire. In this case, we described a 67-years old woman who diagnosed as Hwabyung. She complained flush face with surging feeling, headache, dizziness and depression, and her condition was improved through oriental medical treatment such as acupuncture and herbal medicine about 5 weeks.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.205-216
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• 1999

Hwabyung is an illness due to stagnated emotion accumulated for a long time and is not rare in the area of neuropsyhchiatric clinics in Korea. It has been widely used among Korean people, and was introduced as culture bound syndrome in DSM-IV. The purpose of this study was to investigate the origin of Hwabyung, and concepts using at past. Hwabyung is described in 'Choson Wangjo Silok' in 1603 (Sonjo 37th year) at first. The explanation about Hwabyung in 'Choson Wangjo Silok' contain etiology, pathology, symptoms and treatment, is closely related with the meaning through Korean Traditional Medicine.

• Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.234-242
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was study to prevalence and related factors of Hwabyung for the aged woman in rural community. A self-administered questionnaire survey was carried out for 616 Aged Woman Living in Uiseong County from March 1 to April 20, 2004. Collected data was analyzed by the $x^2-test$. The result of this study was as follows: Prevalence rate of Hwabyung was $13.3\%$ in Aged Woman Living in Rural Community. The factors of agricultural village feminine Hwabyung were personality, husbands. Prevalence rate this Hwabyung was high if a husband had angry work wife's personality was blunt and a wife had angry her husband. The reason to have got angry at a husband was liquor, a whoring. personality problem. It is necessary that community supports the aged woman and she develops own personality for development of own personality and solution of husband's problem in oder to low prevalence rate of Hwabyung for the aged woman in rural community.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.139-146
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• 2011

Hwabyung is a culture-bound anger syndrome in Korea. It manifests as one or more of a wide range of physical symptoms, in response to emotional stress. This case describes a 26-year old woman diagnosed as Hwabyung by HBDIS. She complained chiefly of binge eating and sleep disorder. She also complained of chest discomfort, abdominal discomfort, foreign body sensation in the throat, burning sensation and so on. We treated the patient with herbal medication, acupuncture, cupping, and moxa. After treatment, her condition improved. Standardized patients (SP) were used in teaching and practicing interviewing and physical examination skills for This report suggests that traditional Korean treatment such as herbal medication, acupuncture, cupping, moxa is effective for the treatment of Hwabyung patients.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.205-213
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• 2001

Hwabyung is a culture-related disease generally known among people in k orea, and various studies have been done by the Psychiatrists and by the Oriental Medical Doctor. In this case, we administrated Chungsimjihwangtang to a patient suffering from hwabyung symptoms. After administration of Chungsimjihwangtang medication clinical symptons improved Chungsimjihwangtang showed desirable effect on hwabyung symptoms.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.107-114
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• 2005

I. Objectives - Hwabyung is anger syndrome due to prolonged, constrained feeling. In Sasang constitutional Medicine. Soeumin(소음인(少陰人))'s contancy is apprehension, so they tend to worry about little matters. And they are characterized by neurosis such as insomnia, headache and so on. This patient is classified Soeumin, and her main symptom is insomnia, diarrhea and flaring up. Refering to these symptom, she is suffering from Soeurnin interior disease bv psychological factor. This study is reported to evaluate the effect of Sasang prescription to Hwabyung patient with Soeumnin interior disease by psychological factor. 2. Methods - This patient was treated by Sibimigwanjoong-tang(십이미관중탕(十二味寬中湯)) mainly, and Hyangboojapalmool-tang( 향부자팔물탕(香附子八物湯)) subsequently to cure Hwabyung patient with Soeumin interiot disease by psychological factor 3. Results - By use of Sibimigwanjoong-tang mainly, this patient showed a positive response. 4. Conclusions - We suggest that Sibimigwanjoong-tang and Hyangboojapalmool-tang is effected significantly to Hwabyung patient with Soeumin interior disease by psychological factor.