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Psychosom Med. 2020 Jun;82(5):529-531. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000815.

Hwabyung: A Mental Disorder Related to Suppressed Emotions and Somatic Symptoms Reminiscent of Being on Fire.

Psychosomatic medicine

Chan-Young Kwon, Sun-Yong Chung, Jong Woo Kim

PMID: 32515927 DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000815

[No abstract available.]

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