 | Hwabyeong or Hwabyung, literally “anger illness” or “fire illness”, is a Korean culture-bound somatization disorder, a mental illness. It manifests as one or more of a wide range of physical symptoms, in response to emotional disturbance, such as stress from troublesome interpersonal relationships or life crises. It most often occurs in females in their menopausal years. |
• Apr 19, 2010 link notes tagged: illness communication disorder symptom stress depression relationship interpersonal lost
