pervasive refusal syndrome

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pervasive refusal syndrome

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  1. uncountable A mental disorder where a child refuses to eat, drink, talk, walk, and so on, and is highly resistant to treatment.

    Similar: PRS

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@misc{pervasive_refusal_syndrome_2026,
  title = {pervasive refusal syndrome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pervasive%20refusal%20syndrome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}