title: Historical terminology of eating disorders.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Glasgow.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Parry-Jones
mesh_terms: D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000266:history*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008093:Literature, Modern / Q000266:history*; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D011037:Poetry as Topic / Q000266:history*; D009626:Terminology as Topic