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Who had recognized anorexia nervosa?

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13y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Anorexia was first recognized and documented as an actual disorder in 1873 by two English doctors. However, writings from monasteries dating as far back as ancient Greeks reveal reports of self-starvation and throwing up after meals. Priests wrote that Catherine of Sienna died due to only eating small meals and refusing to eat at most meals, which is now a sign of severe anorexia.

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