Understanding Neurasthenia From The College Of Physicians In Philadelphia
Eating disorders -- especially in young girls -- are really troubling. And we often think of it as a modern day condition.
That's not the case.
During the Civil War, doctors found cases of anorexia. But they called it something else, and they treated it very differently.
Those fascinating twists of science and medicine are documented at The College of Physicians in Philadelphia.
Dr. Robert Hicks -- the director of The Mutter Museum -- sheds some light on neurasthenia.
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