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Bulimia in the late nineteenth century: the observations of Pierre Janet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Harrison G. Pope Jr ,
James I. Hudson  and
Jean-Paul Mialet
Harrison G. Pope Jr*
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and Paris, France
James I. Hudson
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and Paris, France
Jean-Paul Mialet
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and Paris, France
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr H. G. Pope Jr, Psychiatric Research Laboratories, Mailman Research Center,McLean Hospital,Belmont, MA 02178, USA.
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Synopsis

In 1903 Pierre Janet published perhaps the first detailed descriptions of patients with bulimia. Janet's observations, although anecdotal, are consistent with modern studies suggesting an association between bulimia and major affective disorder and between bulimia and anxiety disorders. Janet's writings also support the belief that bulimia is more prevalent today than a century ago.

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Research Article
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 15 , Issue 4 , November 1985 , pp. 739 - 743
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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