Abstract

Hwabyung does not belong to any medical category yet, so it is usually diagnosed as Depression, Somatization disorder or Panic disorder, although it is a very usual disorder among Korean middle-aged women. But recently Hwabyung occupy the attention in Medical field because of it's specific symptoms and anger. There are many diagnostic tools for Hwabyung like interview, Questionnaire, DITI, etc. and with this instrument studies for differential diagnosis between Hwabyung and Depression have been conducting. Treatment with drugs for Hwabyung is usual but supporting and cognitive therapy and anger management can be applied. And also specific Hwabyung managing program or nursing intervention program can be carried out. (Korean J Str Res 2005;13:43∼47)

• Keywords: Hwabyung, Diagnosis, Management