Anorexia mirabilis: the practice of fasting by Saint Catherine of Siena in the late Middle Ages

Am J Psychiatry. 2013 Apr;170(4):370-1. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12111457.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Portrait

MeSH terms

  • Anorexia / psychology*
  • Fasting*
  • Female
  • History, Medieval
  • Humans
  • Saints / history*