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Historical terminology of eating disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Brenda Parry-Jones
Brenda Parry-Jones*
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Glasgow
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1Address for correspondence: Mrs B. Parry-Jones, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8SJ.
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Synopsis

Using a wide range of rare, early printed sources, including literary material, some of the first English language dictionaries, medical lexicons and medical texts, the historical origins, development and application of five terms relating to eating abnormalities are investigated. It is demonstrated that four of these, which are in current psychiatric usage, exhibited notable consistency of meaning and application over many centuries.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , February 1991 , pp. 21 - 28
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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