From Fasting Saints to Anorexic Girls
| Author | : Walter Vandereycken |
| Publisher | : Athlone Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2001-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0485241005 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780485241006 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis From Fasting Saints to Anorexic Girls by : Walter Vandereycken
Download or read book From Fasting Saints to Anorexic Girls written by Walter Vandereycken and published by Athlone Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Down the centuries self-starvation has taken many morbid guises. This story culminates in the 19th century labelling of anorexia nervosa, a condition which has since attracted a host of theories and explanations in the course of which a medical curiosity has been transformed into a modern disease.
