Bhanji S, Jolles F E, Jolles R A
Postgraduate Medical School, University of Exeter.
J R Soc Med. 1990 Sep;83(9):581-5. doi: 10.1177/014107689008300916.
The view that the prevalence of anorexia nervosa is influenced by social attitudes and customs is a popular one. Unfortunately the scarcity of medical accounts prior to the later decades of the last century make it difficult if not impossible to estimate the prevalence of anorexia nervosa at various periods in history. The authors present the history of one of Goethe's literary heroines and suggest that similar studies could throw some light on the epidemiology of anorexia nervosa in the past.
神经性厌食症的患病率受社会态度和习俗影响这一观点很普遍。遗憾的是，上世纪最后几十年之前医学记载稀少，即便并非不可能，也很难估计历史上不同时期神经性厌食症的患病率。作者介绍了歌德笔下一位文学女主人公的经历，并提出类似研究可能有助于了解过去神经性厌食症的流行病学情况。
