Rumination: Past, Present, and Future

• By: Jennie England, MA, BCBA James T. Chok, PhD, BCBA-D Melmark
• April 1st, 2015
• eating disorder, punishment, treatment
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Rumination is characterized by regurgitation of previously ingested food into the mouth, and re-chewing, re-swallowing or expelling that food (Chial, Camilleri, Williams, Litzinger, and Perrault, 2003). Although rumination is typically observed in infants and individuals with developmental...