Psychiatry and Psychology

Cognitive Rumination

Obsessive thinking about an idea, situation, or choice.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Obsessive thinking about an idea, situation, or choice.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Rumination, Cognitive
  • Cognitive Ruminations
  • Ruminations, Cognitive
  • Brooding Rumination
  • Cognitive Perseveration
  • Perseverative Cognition
  • Reflective Rumination
  • Rumination, Brooding
  • Rumination, Reflective
  • Brooding Ruminations
  • Cognition, Perseverative
  • Cognitive Perseverations
  • Perseveration, Cognitive
  • Perseverative Cognitions
  • Reflective Ruminations

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2018

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Previous Indexing

  • Cognition (1980-(2017)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cognitive Rumination. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000074222. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000074222
  2. Cognitive Rumination. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumination_(psychology)
  3. Cognitive Rumination. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1411912