Preparation for Child Psych PRITE and Boards
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Introduction
Anoerxia nervosa (AN) was first described in 1689 by Richard Morton, who called it nervous consumption. In 1870's Sir William Gull in England coined the terms anorexia nervosa while Charles Lasegue in France described anorexia hysterique
References
1. Lock, J. et.al. Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Eating Disorders. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2015;54(5):412–425