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A Comparative Study of Symptoms in Patients with Hwabyung according to Yin-Yang Personality Types

음양 성격 유형에 따른 화병 환자의 증상 비교 연구

  • Seok-In Yoon (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Han Chae (School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Hui-Yeong Park (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Hyun Woo Lee (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Chan Park (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Sun-Yong Chung (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jong Woo Kim (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 윤석인 (경희대학교 한의과대학 한의학과) ;
  • 채한 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원) ;
  • 박희영 (경희대학교 한의과대학 한의학과) ;
  • 이현우 (강동경희대학교한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 박찬 (강동경희대학교한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 정선용 (경희대학교 한의과대학 한의학과) ;
  • 김종우 (경희대학교 한의과대학 한의학과)
  • Received : 2024.03.11
  • Accepted : 2024.06.20
  • Published : 2024.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives: To compare symptoms and characteristics among patients diagnosed with Hwabyung according to their yin-yang personality types. Methods: A structured clinical interview was conducted to diagnose Hwabyung, followed by a cross-sectional study involving a total of 118 Hwabyung patients (95 females). Various measures including the Sasang Personality Questionnaire (SPQ), Hwabyung Comprehensive Test (HCT), HwaByung Scale (HBS), State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Eogul Scale (ES), and Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) were administered. Results: SPQ-total showed significant negative correlations with HBS-personality and STAXI-control, and a significant positive correlation with STAXI-out. SPQ-behavior showed significant positive correlations with HBS-symptom, STAXI-trait, STAXI-in, STAXI-out, BDI-II, BAI, ES, and PHQ-15. SPQ-cognition exhibited significant negative correlations with HBS-personality, STAXI-control, and ES. SPQ-emotion had significant negative correlations with HBS-personality and STAXI-in and a significant positive correlation with STAXI-out. SPQ-Yin demonstrated a significantly higher HBS-personality than SPQ-Yang. SPQ-Yang exhibited significantly higher STAXI-out than SPQ-Yin, whereas SPQ-Yin showed significantly higher STAXI-control and STAXI-in than SPQ-Yang. Although differences in depression, anxiety, resentment, and physical symptoms between yin and yang were not statistically significant, variations in interpretation criteria were observed. Conclusions: Anger expression patterns and physical/psychological symptoms among Hwabyung patients are different based on their yin-yang personality types. These findings can inform the prediction of symptoms in Hwabyung patients according to their yin-yang personality types and aid in establishing appropriate treatment plans.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by a grant of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, South Korea (grant number RS-2020-KH087934).

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