The anger syndrome hwa-byung and its comorbidity.

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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to identify patients with hwa-byung (HB), a Korean culture-related anger syndrome, and to compare the comorbidities of HB with those of other psychiatric disorders. METHODS: The study participants included 280 patients with depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, adjustment disorders, or self-labeled hwa-byung. For all patients, the DSM-IV diagnosis was made using the Korean version of the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV Diagnosis (SCID-1). The diagnosis of HB was made according to research diagnostic criteria of HB. Assessment of HB symptoms was performed using the Hwa-byung Scale. RESULTS: Female patients were more and mean age was older in HB group than non-HB group. Of 280 patients, 183 patients were diagnosed with HB. Forty-seven of these patients had only HB, and the rest had various comorbid DSM-IV diagnoses, with major depressive disorder (MD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) being the most frequent. The distributions of single diagnoses and comorbid diagnoses were similar for HB, MD and GAD. LIMITATIONS: Sample size may be small, axis II diagnoses were not assessed, and patients with psychotic features were not included. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that HB, which comprises unique anger-related symptoms, is comparable to MD or GAD in comorbidity profile.

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저널: J Affect Disord
연도: 2010

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