Mérycisme infantile.
Auteurs : Thouvenin B1, d'Arc BF, Baujat G, Brousse V, Abadie VAffiliations : 1Service de pédiatrie générale, hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris, 75015 Paris.
Date 2005 Septembre, Vol 12, Num 9, pp 1368-71Revue : Archives de pédiatrieType de publication : présentations de cas; article de périodique; DOI : 10.1016/j.arcped.2005.03.048Résumé
Infantile rumination can be defined as self-induced regurgitation of previously swallowed food. Because it can lead to potential somatic complications and because it implies dysfunctional mother-child bonding, both a pediatric and psychiatric approach is needed. The treatment must be somatic (nutritional) and psychological (intensive nursing, mother-baby psychotherapy). Two case studies illustrate this rare but impressive picture.