History Of Anorexia Nervosa
The history of anorexia nervosa begins with the first recognition and description of anorexia as a disease in the late 19th century. It became widely known, particularly in the United States, in the 1980s.
In the late 19th century, the public attention drawn to “fasting girls” provoked conflict between religion and science. Such cases as Sarah Jacob (the “Welsh Fasting Girl”) and Mollie Fancher (the “Brooklyn Enigma”) stimulated controversy as experts weighed the claims of complete abstinence from food. Believers referenced the duality of mind and body, while skeptics insisted on the laws of science and material facts of life. Critics accused the fasting girls of hysteria, superstition, and deceit. The progress of secularization and medicalization passed cultural authority from clergy to physicians, transforming anorexia nervosa from revered to repulsed
going with my treatment ..day by day, wish to get better!
good luck
lizardo — November 21, 2007 \ 6:22 pm