However, in individuals with intellectual impairment, it may persist for years. In pregnant women and children, the condition spontaneously disappears without any sequelae. 1 noun pica size of typeface 1 noun pica medical: eating disorder 1 noun pica a printers unit of measurement, equal to 12 points or 0.166 ins 0 noun pica (formerly) a size of printers type equal to 12 point 0 noun pica a typewriter type size having. Pica is usually a benign disorder if it is short-term. Our hope is that children with pica will receive early intervention to prevent pica from developing into life-threatening behavior.Ĭopyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. noun pica an abnormal appetite or craving for substances that are not fit to eat, as chalk or clay, common in malnutrition, pregnancy, etc. Our hope is that administrators, professionals and practitioners will consider our guidelines and recommendations as they attempt to protect people with pica and developmental disabilities from harm by developing standards for assessment, treatment and prevention for this difficult-to-treat population. These recommendations are based on two extensive reviews of the literature and our extensive experience as practitioners in the treatment of pica. We make recommendations for assessment, treatment, and prevention of pica for practitioners. A second limitation of current research is that some studies reduced pica substantially, but pica responses still occurred at rates that are problematic in terms of prevention of adverse consequences, which leaves practitioners with the task of further decreasing pica to protect people exhibiting pica from harm. It has been observed in retarded children, neurotic children, deprived groups, and pregnant women, as well as in chronic.
The term derives from the word for magpie, a bird which is said to eat anything.Pica is a surprisingly prevalent tendency. While a number of published studies have demonstrated that pica behavior can be decreased substantially with behavioral treatment, few of these studies incorporated strategies for generalization and maintenance outside of brief sessions. A craving for unnatural foods such as clay, plaster, ashes, hair, starch, and dirt. Studies also indicate that pica has led to the death of people with developmental disabilities. Pica is a dangerous form of self-injurious behavior that occurs in people with developmental disabilities who are institutionalized. The prevalence of pica is difficult to establish because of differences in definition and the reluctance of patients to admit to abnormal cravings and ingestion.
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