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ED Deep Dive #5: Rumination disorder

The next eating disorder on the list of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-V) is rumination disorder.

A person with rumination disorder may regularly regurgitate food that has been either re-chewed, re-swallowed, or spit out.

To diagnose rumination disorder, the DSM-V states that a person should present with the following symptoms.

Treatment of rumination disorder typically involves counseling, diaphragmatic breathing exercises, and developing habit reversal techniques.


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