![]() ![]() Eating behavior must not be a part of cultural practice.The eating of non-nutritive, non-food substances must be inappropriate to the developmental level of the individual.The person must have persistent eating of non-nutritive, non-food substances for at least one month.To diagnose a person with Pica, they should meet the four criteria listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). ![]() There is no single test to diagnose Pica. It also occurs commonly with people who have intellectual disabilities or developmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD), trichotillomania (hair-pulling), and excoriation disorder (skin-picking), and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. ![]() But it is more likely to occur with people alongside pregnancy or malnourishment, especially iron deficiency. But it occurs most commonly in children and pregnant women. Pica affects people of all genders and ages. The term Pica originated from the word Pica, the Latin name for the bird called the Magpie, famous for its unusual eating behaviors that eat almost anything. Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, first described this Pica disorder. Xylophagia (wood, or derivates such as paper) Less common items include hair (trichophagia), feces (coprophagia), starches such as cornstarch and dried pasta(amylogphagia), glue, cigarette ashes, paper, soap, cloth, string, chalk, pebbles, charcoal and other items listed below. The most common items eaten are Clay (geophagia), ice (pagophagia), dirt, and flaking paint. People with Pica will crave or eat items that are not food and have no nutritional value. Pica is a psychological and a compulsive eating disorder. ![]()
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