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The seminal contributions of samuel fenwick (1821‐1902) to our understanding of anorexia nervosa: An historical essay
Author(s) -
Silverman Joseph A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(199212)12:4<453::aid-eat2260120414>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , psychoanalysis , psychology , psychiatry , eating disorders
Equal credit is generally given to Sir William Gull and Charles Lasegue for their germinative reports on anorexia nervosa. Little has ever been published about the contributions of their contemporaries to our understanding of this disease. One of them, Samuel Fenwick (1821–1902), of London, probably published the most lengthy description of this illness in the 19th century. Some of his remarks are contained herein. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.