TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Posttraumatic embitterment disorder and hwa-byung in the general Korean population
JO  - Psychiatry investigation
A1  - Joe, Soohyun
A1  - Lee, Jung Sun
A1  - Kim, Seong Yoon
A1  - Won, Seung-Hee
A1  - Lim, Jong Seok
A1  - Ha, Kyoo Seob
SP  - 392
EP  - 399
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Posttraumatic embitterment disorder (PTED) is characterized by states of "embitterment", characteristically similar to "Hwa-byung", which is a Korean culture-bound syndrome. The present study aimed to assess diagnostic relationships between PTED and Hwa-byung. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 290 participants completed our survey. PTED and Hwa-byung were diagnosed using a diagnostic interview and scale. Scales for depression, suicide ideation, and anger were used for evaluation. Fisher's exact tests and Mann-Whitney U tests were performed to evaluate diagnostic overlap between PTED and Hwa-byung, and associations of scale scores for depression, suicide ideation, and anger between the PTED, Hwa-byung, and non-diagnosed groups. Associations of these scales between the depressive and non-depressive groups, and suicidal and non-suicidal groups were also evaluated. <br><br>RESULTS: Among the participants, 1.7% of the sample fit the diagnostic criteria for PTED and 2.1% fit the criteria for Hwa-byung. No individual fit the criteria for both. Anger scores were significantly higher in the Hwa-byung group than in the non-diagnostic group. There were not any significant differences in anger scores between the PTED and non-diagnostic groups. Depression scores were significantly higher in the PTED than in the non-diagnostic groups. In contrast, no significant differences were observed between depression scores in the Hwa-byung and non-diagnostic groups. <br><br>CONCLUSION: These results suggest that PTED may be a disorder category that is distinct from Hwa-byung.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1738-3684
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4306/pi.2017.14.4.392
ID  - ref1
ER  -