A clinic study was carried out on 83 neuropsychiatric outpatients who visited ´Hwabyung Clinic´ in Oriental Hospital of Kyung Hee University from July 1 in 1996, in order to study clinical research and the aspect of ´Hwa".
1. Onset of stress that causes of Hwabyung was 14.23 years ago and onset of symptoms were 6.39 years ago. Hwabyung patients were maintaining their marital state and were under the same stress that was thought to be the chief causes of the Hwabyung..
3. Familiar troubles including their spouse were the main cause of the Hwabyung, which suggested that prolonged trobles were more important rather than sudden emotional shock, and it was obvious that the patients were recognizing the predisposing factors of Hwabyung.
5. The emotional state which led to Hwabyung and the present state caused by Heabyung were complicated very much. Feeling being mortified, anger and resentment were gradually changed into anxiety, irritability, depression and loss of interest.
6. The somatic symptoms of Hwabyung were flushing, insomnia, hradache, dizziness, and oppressed.
7. The feeling of flushing were whole body, front of the body and upper of the body.
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