- Catherine of Si
- The anorexia nervosa of the 20th century has historical correlates in the religiously inspired cases of anorexia mirabilis in female saints, such as Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) in whom fasting denoted female holiness or humility and underscored purity. (wikipedia.org)
- Both Angela of Foligno (1248-1309) and Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) were reportedly anorexia mirabilis sufferers. (wikipedia.org)
- St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380 AD): one of the earliest historic cases of altered gustatory perception in anorexia mirabilis. (bioportfolio.com)
- St. Catherine of Siena suffered from an extreme form of holy fasting, a condition classified as anorexia mirabilis (also known as inedia prodigiosa). (bioportfolio.com)
- A number of well known historical figures, including Catherine of Siena and Mary, Queen of Scots are believed to have suffered from the condition. (wikipedia.org)
- History of Anor
- Joan Jacobs Brumberg (Fasting Girls: The History of Anorexia Nervosa) suggests that anorexia mirabilis no longer exists not because the motives of those who starve themselves have changed, but because the paradigms for coding these behaviors have shifted. (wikipedia.org)
- The history of anorexia nervosa begins with descriptions of religious fasting dating from the Hellenistic era and continuing into the medieval period. (wikipedia.org)
- nervosa
- In anorexia nervosa, people usually starve themselves to attain a level of thinness, as the disease is associated with body image distortion. (wikipedia.org)
- The investigation of anorexia nervosa in the 20th century has focused on the psychological, physiological, and various other factors. (wikipedia.org)
- If a young woman were to make the decision to self-starve as a means to communicate with Christ, healthcare professionals would code her as anorexia nervosa regardless of her motives. (wikipedia.org)
- Whether or not there is historical continuity between anorexia mirabilis and anorexia nervosa is a subject of debate with both medieval historiographers and the psychiatric community. (wikipedia.org)
- However it was not until the late 19th century that anorexia nervosa was to be widely accepted by the medical profession as a recognized condition. (wikipedia.org)
- In 1873, Sir William Gull, one of Queen Victoria's personal physicians, published a seminal paper which established the term anorexia nervosa and provided a number of detailed case descriptions and treatments. (wikipedia.org)
- Awareness of the condition was largely limited to the medical profession until the latter part of the 20th century, when German-American psychoanalyst Hilde Bruch published her popular work The Golden Cage: the Enigma of Anorexia Nervosa in 1978. (wikipedia.org)
- This book created a wider awareness of anorexia nervosa among lay readers. (wikipedia.org)
- The term anorexia nervosa was established in 1873 by Queen Victoria's personal physician, Sir William Gull. (wikipedia.org)
- In an earlier address, in 1868, Gull referred to the condition as Apepsia hysterica, but subsequently amended this to Anorexia hysterica and then to Anorexia nervosa. (wikipedia.org)
- Of interest in terms of anorexia nervosa is the medieval practice of self-starvation by women, including some young women, in the name of religious piety and purity. (wikipedia.org)
- She also had an unnamed illness as a teenager that some now believe to have been anorexia nervosa/chlorosis Her condition is described as involving weight loss, uneven appetite, vomiting and diarrhoea, pallor, fainting fits and breathing difficulties. (wikipedia.org)
- medieval
- Some have argued that there is historical continuity between the two conditions, while others maintain that anorexia mirabilis should be comprehended as a distinct medieval form of female religious piety within the historical context of such societies. (wikipedia.org)
- medical
- Historical and medical scholarships alike have dra. (bioportfolio.com)
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