Yes, people all around the world have mental issues, and some cant be helped unforntually. But you can take medication for most
We do not know for sure what causes pica, or the habit of eating non-food items. Some say it is a chemical imbalance, others say it is a mental health issue. I would say that it is a combination of both along with some other things since it is unique and different in everyone that suffers from it.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, classifies it as a feeding and eating disorder of childhood.
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Pica Pica is the latin name for magpie
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That is a disorder called pica.
A cognitive issue.
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Tina Pica's birth name is Concetta Annunziata Pica.
I know that pica is caused by some sort of mineral deficiency in a persons body and its usually the lack of iron. Often the substance eaten by someone with pica contains the mineral in which that individual is deficient. Mental health conditions, such as OCD and schizophrenia sometimes cause pica. It has also been mentioned that maybe stress that is associated with traumatic events can lead to pica disorder. The traumatic events I'm referring to is parental separation, child abuse, or maternal deprivation.