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ANOREXIA NERVOSA: THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF INANITION RESULTING FROM FUNCTIONAL DISORDERS

1945; American College of Physicians; Volume: 22; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-22-5-679

1539-3704

John M. Berkman,

Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments

Article1 May 1945ANOREXIA NERVOSA: THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF INANITION RESULTING FROM FUNCTIONAL DISORDERSJOHN M. BERKMAN, M.D.JOHN M. BERKMAN, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-22-5-679 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is interesting that Gull, who first recognized anorexia nervosa as being a condition resulting from starvation, should have also discovered the cause of myxedema, a disease which bears his name. He has been appraised by the English as being one of the most brilliant clinicians of all times. His diagnostic acumen, ability of keen observation and unquestioned curiosity must have been enviable, particularly at a time when laboratory assistance and other aids to diagnosis were far inferior to those which we have at our disposal at the present time. The study of anorexia nervosa has in certain respects been...Bibliography1. BERKMAN JM: Anorexia nervosa, anorexia, inanition, and low basal metabolic rate, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1930, clxxx, 411-424. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. SHEEHANMURDOCH HLR: Post-partum necrosis of the anterior pituitary; pathological and clinical aspects, Jr. Obst. and Gynaec. Brit. Emp., 1938, xlv, 456-489. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Rochester, Minnesota*Received for publication November 25, 1944. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySevere and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa: Enduring Wrong Assumptions?Psychological, nutritional, and energy expenditure differences in college females with anorexia nervosa vs. comparable-mass controlsLong-term Fracture Risk Among Women With Anorexia Nervosa: A Population-Based Cohort StudyThe Medical Complications of Anorexia NervosaDietary treatment of anorexia nervosaPsychological Elements of Gastrointestinal DisordersThe Diet Composition and Nutritional Knowledge of Patients with Anorexia NervosaPerception of hunger and satiety in anorexia nervosaREFERENCESClinical and metabolic features of anorexia nervosaMenstruation and fertility in anorexia nervosaDas Anorexia-nervosa-Problem unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Pubertätsmagersucht und ihrer klinischen BedeutungPregnancy Associated with Anorexia Nervosa: Report of a CaseAnorexia nervosa: Fact and theoryPhysiologic Aspects of Anorexia NervosaAnorexia Nervosa, Anterior-Pituitary Insufficiency, Simmonds' Cachexia, and Sheehan's DiseaseThe treatment of amenorrhea in young women 1 May 1945Volume 22, Issue 5Page: 679-691KeywordsAnorexia nervosaResearch laboratoriesStarvation Issue Published: 1 May 1945 PDF downloadLoading ...