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eISSN: 2581-9615 || CODEN: WJARAI || Impact Factor 8.2 ||  CrossRef DOI

Research and review articles are invited for publication in April 2026 (Volume 30, Issue 1) Submit manuscript

A case study of pica disorder

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Alberta Shkembi *, Gjeorgjina Kuli-LITO, Elda Skenderi, Sonila Tomori, Genti Xhelili and Asja Durma

Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania.
 
Case Study
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 21(01), 1593-1595
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.21.1.0175
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.21.1.0175
 
Received on 23 November 2023; revised on 14 January 2024; accepted on 16 January 2024
 
This article presents a case study of pica disorder.
 The patient shows difficulties in his functionality, difficulties affect his daily functionality because with the consumption on inedible substances, he risks his life. Also the patient have difficulties understanding verbal aburties also his memory has failed he can’t make the difference between two same objects. In different social situations he can’t answer for his age. Regarding the treatment, we must first differentiate if it is happening as a reaction to a stressful event or any emotional discomfort that is happening to the child. We must evaluate if the child is seeing it as a compensatory action of oral pleasures. The purpose of treatment is to stop inappropriate behavior.
 
Pica Disorder; Eating Disorder; Intellectual Disability; Inappropriate Behavior; Development disability.
 
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Alberta Shkembi, Gjeorgjina Kuli-LITO, Elda Skenderi, Sonila Tomori, Genti Xhelili and Asja Durma. A case study of pica disorder. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 21(1), 1593-1595. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.21.1.0175

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