Posttraumatic Embitterment Disorder and Hwa-byung in the General Korean Population
Psychiatry Investigation
;
: 392-399, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-220953
ABSTRACT
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.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.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.CONCLUSION:
These results suggest that PTED may be a disorder category that is distinct from Hwa-byung.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Suicide
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Weights and Measures
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Asian People
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Depression
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Ethnopsychology
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Anger
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatry Investigation
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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