Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek: Psychopathological Symptoms
Rumination

Definition: Endless preoccupation with real situations or events in the patient´s past(AMDP 1982).

Exploration: The presence of ruminations can be established by interviewing the patient.

Reference:

ArbeitsgemeinschaftfürMethodik und Dokumentation in der Psychiatrie.(AMDP) Berlin: Springer;1982. p. 48.

July 19, 2018