Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Pica
DEFINITION
- The persistent ingestion of nonnutritive, nonfood items that is neither developmentally nor culturally appropriate and poses potential medical risks.
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Last updated: July 16, 2025
Citation
Gary, Joseph, et al. "Pica." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787075/all/Pica.
Gary J, Hagopian L, Nestadt G. Pica. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787075/all/Pica. Accessed October 22, 2025.
Gary, J., Hagopian, L., & Nestadt, G. (2025). Pica. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787075/all/Pica
Gary J, Hagopian L, Nestadt G. Pica [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 October 22]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787075/all/Pica.
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