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Rumination disorder was initially documented [17] [18] as affecting newborns, [13] infants, children [12] and individuals with mental and functional disabilities (cognitively disabled). [ 18 ] [ 19 ] It has since been recognized to occur in both males and females of all ages and cognitive abilities.
Pica is the eating or craving of things that are not food. [ 2] It is classified as an eating disorder but can also be the result of an existing mental disorder. [ 3] The ingested or craved substance may be biological, natural or manmade. The term was drawn directly from the medieval Latin word for magpie, a bird subject to much folklore ...
Co-rumination is a type of behavior that is positively correlated with both rumination and self-disclosure and has been linked to a history of anxiety [ 2] because co-ruminating may exacerbate worries about whether problems will be resolved, about negative consequences of problems, and depressive diagnoses due to the consistent negative focus ...
Pagophagia. Pagophagia (from Greek: pagos, frost/ice, + phagō, to eat [ 1]) is the compulsive consumption of ice or iced drinks. [ 2] It is a form of the disorder known as pica, which in Latin refers to a magpie that eats everything indiscriminately. [ 3] Pica's medical definition refers to the persistent consumption of nonnutritive substances ...
Primarily obsessional obsessive–compulsive disorder, also known as purely obsessional obsessive–compulsive disorder ( Pure O ), [1] is a lesser-known form or manifestation of OCD. It is not a diagnosis in the DSM-5. [2] For people with primarily obsessional OCD, there are fewer observable compulsions, compared to those commonly seen with ...
Tic disorders are more commonly diagnosed in males than females. [3] At least one in five children experience some form of tic disorder, most frequently between the ages of seven and twelve. [9] [10] Tourette syndrome is the more severe expression of a spectrum of tic disorders, which are thought to be due to the same genetic vulnerability ...
Psychiatry. Rhythmic movement disorder ( RMD) is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive movements of large muscle groups immediately before and during sleep often involving the head and neck. It was independently described first in 1905 by Zappert as jactatio capitis nocturna and by Cruchet as rhythmie du sommeil. [1]
Feeding disorder. A feeding disorder, in infancy or early childhood, is a child's refusal to eat certain food groups, textures, solids or liquids for a period of at least one month, which causes the child to not gain enough weight, grow naturally or cause any developmental delays. [1] Feeding disorders resemble failure to thrive, except that at ...