Overview
Pica is a disorder.
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Research Evidence
Peer-reviewed studies linked via MeSH term "Pica" from the MEDLINE/PubMed database.
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Pica practices, anemia, and oral health outcomes: a systemic review.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · BMC Oral Health · 2025
A systematic review of the effectiveness of behavioural treatments for pica in youths.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Clin Psychol Psychother · 2021
PMID: 32628326Meta-Analysis
Geophagy among nonhuman primates: A systematic review of current knowledge and suggestions for future directions.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Am J Phys Anthropol · 2019
PMID: 30508222Meta-Analysis
A meta-analysis of the worldwide prevalence of pica during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] · Int J Gynaecol Obstet · 2016
PMID: 26892693Meta-Analysis
Appetite sensations in pregnancy among agropastoral women in rural Tanzania.
[object Object] · Ecol Food Nutr · 2012
PMID: 22881359Meta-Analysis
Effects of Ferric Carboxymaltose on Pica among Pregnant Women in Malawi: A Substudy to a Randomized Controlled Trial.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · J Nutr · 2025
PMID: 40368302RCT
The association of pagophagia with Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with iron-deficiency anemia.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Int J Hematol · 2009
PMID: 19543687RCT
Brain Effects of Iron Deficiency-Related Pagophagia.
[object Object], [object Object] · J Nerv Ment Dis · 2025
PMID: 40325012Review
Geophagia among pregnant women: evaluating the microbiological and toxicological safety of calabash chalk and its implications on maternal health.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] · Environ Geochem Health · 2025
Psychopharmacotherapy of Pica-?
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Psychopharmacol Bull · 2024
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Related Conditions
Quick Facts
- SNOMED CT
- 14077003
- UMLS CUI
- C0031873
- Fully Specified Name
- Pica (disorder)
- Specialists
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- Diagnostic Biomarkers
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