Rumination Disorder is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide.
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DEFINITION
- Rumination disorder (RD) is defined as chronic eating disorder characterized by the repeated regurgitation of ingested food from the stomach to the mouth over a period of at least one month. Regurgitated food may be either expelled or reswallowed.
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Last updated: June 27, 2017