William Stout Chipley
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Dr. William Stout Chipley (Oct.16,1810-Feb.11,1880) was an early American psychologist.
Chipley was born in Lexington, Kentucky, October 18, 1810, the only son of the
Rev. Stephen Chipley, a pioneer of Lexington. William Chipley graduated from the Transylvania University
in 1832. He was later renowned for his work relating to brain diseases and held two jobs: a professor of medicine at Transylvania University and the warden of the Eastern Asylum for the Insane in Lexington. He married Georgia Elizabeth Fannin in 1837 while he lived in Columbus, Georgia. By this marriage he had four sons and one daughter.
When he took charge of the Eastern Kentucky Insane Asylum in 1855, he found that institution
overcrowded with incurables, epileptics, and feeble minded, huddled together without any
attempt at classification and separation. These defects were not only remedied by Dr. Chipley,
but largely through his efforts other institutions in Kentucky were erected.
William Stout Chipley published a paper on "sitomania," a type of insanity consisting of an
intense dread or loathing of food. Clinical research in Great Britain and France during the 1860s
and 1870s replaced sitomania with the term "anorexia nervosa
" and distinguished the disorder
from other mental illnesses in which appetite loss was a secondary symptom and from physical
"wasting" diseases, such as tuberculosis, diabetes, and cancer.
Chipley was born in Lexington, Kentucky, October 18, 1810, the only son of the
Rev. Stephen Chipley, a pioneer of Lexington. William Chipley graduated from the Transylvania University
Transylvania University
Transylvania University is a private, undergraduate liberal arts college in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with the Christian Church . The school was founded in 1780. It offers 38 majors, and pre-professional degrees in engineering and accounting...
in 1832. He was later renowned for his work relating to brain diseases and held two jobs: a professor of medicine at Transylvania University and the warden of the Eastern Asylum for the Insane in Lexington. He married Georgia Elizabeth Fannin in 1837 while he lived in Columbus, Georgia. By this marriage he had four sons and one daughter.
When he took charge of the Eastern Kentucky Insane Asylum in 1855, he found that institution
overcrowded with incurables, epileptics, and feeble minded, huddled together without any
attempt at classification and separation. These defects were not only remedied by Dr. Chipley,
but largely through his efforts other institutions in Kentucky were erected.
William Stout Chipley published a paper on "sitomania," a type of insanity consisting of an
intense dread or loathing of food. Clinical research in Great Britain and France during the 1860s
and 1870s replaced sitomania with the term "anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...
" and distinguished the disorder
from other mental illnesses in which appetite loss was a secondary symptom and from physical
"wasting" diseases, such as tuberculosis, diabetes, and cancer.
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