The history and current state of the problem anorexia nervosa (literature overview)
The article presents the history of the formation of beliefs about anorexia nervosa. Describes the fundamental and advanced research in the field of etiology and pathogenesis, clinics, diagnostic, treatment of anorexia nervosa. The analysis allowed to highlight a number of unresolved theoretical and practical issues associated primarily with the diagnostic of the each steps and timely treatment, as well as systematization of data about the factors relevant in the development and course of the disease.