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Rumination disorder

MedGen UID:
102311
Concept ID:
C0154575
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Merycism; Rumination Disorder; Rumination Disorders; Rumination Syndrome; Rumination Syndromes
SNOMED CT: Rumination disorder (37941009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001301

Definition

An eating disorder most commonly observed in infants characterized by the repeated regurgitation and rechewing of food for a period of at least one month; this behavior is not associated with a gastrointestinal or other medical reason. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRumination disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Mairs R, Nicholls D
Arch Dis Child 2016 Dec;101(12):1168-1175. Epub 2016 Jun 28 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309481. PMID: 27381185
Kelly NR, Shank LM, Bakalar JL, Tanofsky-Kraff M
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2014 May;16(5):446. doi: 10.1007/s11920-014-0446-z. PMID: 24643374
Mayes SD, Humphrey FJ 2nd, Handford HA, Mitchell JF
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1988 May;27(3):300-2. doi: 10.1097/00004583-198805000-00006. PMID: 3288612

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Haworth JJ, Treadway S, Hobson AR
Neurogastroenterol Motil 2024 Jul;36(7):e14793. Epub 2024 Apr 2 doi: 10.1111/nmo.14793. PMID: 38563201
Kaul I, Burton-Murray H, Musaad S, Mirabile Y, Czyzewski D, van Tilburg MAL, Sher AC, Chumpitazi BP, Shulman RJ
Neurogastroenterol Motil 2024 May;36(5):e14777. Epub 2024 Mar 7 doi: 10.1111/nmo.14777. PMID: 38454301Free PMC Article
Cooper-Vince CE, Nwaka C, Eddy KT, Misra M, Hadaway NA, Becker KR, Lawson EA, Cooke L, Bryant-Waugh R, Thomas JJ, Micali N
Int J Eat Disord 2022 Nov;55(11):1575-1588. Epub 2022 Aug 18 doi: 10.1002/eat.23792. PMID: 36324295Free PMC Article
Bryant-Waugh R
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2019 Mar;42(1):157-167. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2018.10.005. PMID: 30704636
Call C, Walsh BT, Attia E
Curr Opin Psychiatry 2013 Nov;26(6):532-6. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e328365a321. PMID: 24064412

Diagnosis

Treasure J, Duarte TA, Schmidt U
Lancet 2020 Mar 14;395(10227):899-911. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30059-3. PMID: 32171414
Bryant-Waugh R
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2019 Mar;42(1):157-167. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2018.10.005. PMID: 30704636
Bryant-Waugh R, Micali N, Cooke L, Lawson EA, Eddy KT, Thomas JJ
Int J Eat Disord 2019 Apr;52(4):378-387. Epub 2018 Oct 12 doi: 10.1002/eat.22958. PMID: 30312485Free PMC Article
Mairs R, Nicholls D
Arch Dis Child 2016 Dec;101(12):1168-1175. Epub 2016 Jun 28 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309481. PMID: 27381185
Call C, Walsh BT, Attia E
Curr Opin Psychiatry 2013 Nov;26(6):532-6. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e328365a321. PMID: 24064412

Therapy

Murray HB, Zhang F, Call CC, Keshishian A, Hunt RA, Juarascio AS, Thomas JJ
Dig Dis Sci 2021 Oct;66(10):3461-3469. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06685-6. PMID: 33175346Free PMC Article
Thomas JJ, Becker KR, Kuhnle MC, Jo JH, Harshman SG, Wons OB, Keshishian AC, Hauser K, Breithaupt L, Liebman RE, Misra M, Wilhelm S, Lawson EA, Eddy KT
Int J Eat Disord 2020 Oct;53(10):1636-1646. Epub 2020 Aug 9 doi: 10.1002/eat.23355. PMID: 32776570Free PMC Article
Mairs R, Nicholls D
Arch Dis Child 2016 Dec;101(12):1168-1175. Epub 2016 Jun 28 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309481. PMID: 27381185
Kelly NR, Shank LM, Bakalar JL, Tanofsky-Kraff M
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2014 May;16(5):446. doi: 10.1007/s11920-014-0446-z. PMID: 24643374
Harris RT
Ann Intern Med 1983 Dec;99(6):800-7. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-99-6-800. PMID: 6360000

Prognosis

Cruz AM, Gonçalves-Pinho M, Santos JV, Coutinho F, Brandão I, Freitas A
Int J Eat Disord 2018 Oct;51(10):1201-1206. Epub 2018 Sep 28 doi: 10.1002/eat.22955. PMID: 30265756
Kliem S, Schmidt R, Vogel M, Hiemisch A, Kiess W, Hilbert A
Int J Eat Disord 2017 Jun;50(6):679-686. Epub 2017 Jan 25 doi: 10.1002/eat.22658. PMID: 28122128
Kelly NR, Shank LM, Bakalar JL, Tanofsky-Kraff M
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2014 May;16(5):446. doi: 10.1007/s11920-014-0446-z. PMID: 24643374

Clinical prediction guides

Lalonde-Bester S, Malik M, Masoumi R, Ng K, Sidhu S, Ghosh M, Vine D
Adv Nutr 2024 Apr;15(4):100193. Epub 2024 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2024.100193. PMID: 38408541Free PMC Article
Cooper-Vince CE, Nwaka C, Eddy KT, Misra M, Hadaway NA, Becker KR, Lawson EA, Cooke L, Bryant-Waugh R, Thomas JJ, Micali N
Int J Eat Disord 2022 Nov;55(11):1575-1588. Epub 2022 Aug 18 doi: 10.1002/eat.23792. PMID: 36324295Free PMC Article
Murray HB, Pasricha TS, Jehangir A, Thomas JJ, Kuo B, Parkman HP
Neurogastroenterol Motil 2021 Aug;33(8):e14103. Epub 2021 Mar 17 doi: 10.1111/nmo.14103. PMID: 33729638
Thomas JJ, Becker KR, Kuhnle MC, Jo JH, Harshman SG, Wons OB, Keshishian AC, Hauser K, Breithaupt L, Liebman RE, Misra M, Wilhelm S, Lawson EA, Eddy KT
Int J Eat Disord 2020 Oct;53(10):1636-1646. Epub 2020 Aug 9 doi: 10.1002/eat.23355. PMID: 32776570Free PMC Article
Fredericks DW, Carr JE, Williams WL
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 1998 Mar;29(1):31-40. doi: 10.1016/s0005-7916(98)00002-0. PMID: 9627823

Recent systematic reviews

Haworth JJ, Treadway S, Hobson AR
Neurogastroenterol Motil 2024 Jul;36(7):e14793. Epub 2024 Apr 2 doi: 10.1111/nmo.14793. PMID: 38563201

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