Talk:Pica (disorder)

message: Pica is more commonly seen in women and children, and in areas of low socioeconomic status.
References: 
I think it should be changed to what I wrote instead of "Pica is more commonly seen in women and children, where it affects people of all ages in these subgroups."  I feel that it makes more sense. 
Danistrauss (talk) 19:18, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pica (disorder) 

message: Pica is the consumption of substances with no significant nutritional value such as soil, soap or ice.[1]
Currently there are no spaces in between the words: soil, earth, soap, or ice. So I added spaces and I took out the word "earth." 
Danistrauss (talk) 19:26, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  change under Signs and symptoms  

message: See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Medicine#Hyalophagia.  SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:00, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge proposal 

message: Hey guys! I was thinking about adding the following small piece to this article: According to Bonnie Taub-Dix with the U.S. News and World Report, a research study in 2011 showed that “hospitalizations for this sparsely known disorder rose 93 percent between 1999 and 2009, and this dramatic increase may be an underestimation because of its likelihood to go unreported.” I just wanted to see what everyone thought about it! I personally believe that this would be a good addition because it really puts into perspective how much this disorder has increased over the past few years. Not only this, but also it shows that this is a disorder that most people have never even heard about. Some people may have Pica and not even realize that it could lead be foreshadowing of something like anemia or other problems. Therefore, I believe that this would be beneficial to include. 
References:  
Nshaykh (talk) 00:26, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: If you can locate similar information that is not from a blog source (see [{WP:RS]] and WP:MEDRS) it would make a good addition about US hospitalizations, in the "Society and culture" section (and not in the lead).  SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:02, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  New addition 

message: The lede paragraph included the sentence
: Pica has been linked to mental and emotional disorders and they often have psychotic comorbidity.
The writing is awkward. I think what was meant is that pica often has psychotic comorbidity, not that the mental and emotional disorders do. I have rewritten it as
: Pica has been linked to mental and emotional disorders and often has psychotic comorbidity.
But this should be checked by someone with the relevant medical knowledge. --Thnidu (talk) 00:23, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: it might best follow   with a slight word adjustment...IMO--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 02:12, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comorbidities 

message: Article is still using DSM IV criteria. 
Medicalmiller (talk) 23:05, 20 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs update to DSM V criteria  

message: In the article, i.e., not here in Talk, Ref #25 (McAdam) does not appear to pertain to the new text it is appended to. Was this the wrong ref to add? The text immediately before ref #25 is "A recent study classified nine such classes of behavioral intervention: Success with treatment is generally high and generally fades with age, but it varies depending on the cause of the disorder. Developmental causes tend to have a lower success rate. Pregnancy craving causes tend to have higher success rates." 
In the article, i.e., not here in Talk, McAdam is also already ref #3 and ref #4. Here is what I think caused part of the problem: at first use of ref #4, Elusty kept the ref name "Blinder" but replaced the ref content with McAdams. All places where the ref was "Blinder" are now McAdams. If that was not intended, then "Blinder" needs to be restored. I put that name in quotes because there is no Blinder ref for pica but there is a Binder for pica. David notMD (talk) 02:53, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Student changes 

message: McAdam (2004) is ref #3, #4 and #23. One or more of these was maybe supposed to stay Binder, but that ref deleted by the student group. Binder is old [Binder S, Sokal D, Maughan D. Estimating soil ingestion: the use of tracer elements in estimating the amount of soil ingested by young children. Arch Environ Health. 1986 Nov-Dec;41(6):341-5. PubMed PMID: 3619490]. 
The text before #23 appears to have nothing to do with McAdam, so that a problem, too. David notMD (talk) 15:31, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed the duplicate references. Now it is needed to see where the "Blinder" reference is used and repair this. http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/eating-disorders/update-pica-prevalence-contributing-causes-and-treatment/page/0/4 I am running out of time at the moment. Will re-visit. Thanks for noticing this. "Binder" is definitely a primary source, and IMO should be removed. "Blinder" is a 2008 review article. I missed your initial message on Nov 17th. JenOttawa (talk) 16:01, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  added back in the "Blinder" ref from pre Nov 14th and fixed McAdam. I got to run out of door and will be away from the internet for the next 10 hours. If you think that I made a mistake, always possible :), please let me know and I will fix it asap, or go ahead and revert my attempt at fixing this issue. Thanks again! JenOttawa (talk) 16:26, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I think you restored the right ref. I was perplexed because Blinder 2008 does not show up at PubMed, and then, there was the Binder 1986 article! Not sure that McAdams is correct where it is - now ref #22 - but that is because I can read only the abstract. Full text of the article may be appropriate for where it is used as a citation.  David notMD (talk) 16:46, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference problem 

message: Pica is described in section "Signs and Symptoms" as consumption of substances with no nutritional value, then lists hematophagia or the consumption of blood as a type of pica. Blood largely consists of protein and is a good source of iron and an animal source of several vitamins. This does not fit in with the other listed types of pica.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.210.241.124 (talk) 21:38, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I was wondering the same about coprophagia since it's one of the few herbivory sources of vitamin B12 and is common among animals for that reason. DAVilla (talk) 20:25, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inconsistency in "Signs and Symptoms" 

message: The practices under treatment techniques sound dehumanising and reminiscent of Applied Behaviour Analysis. Are we sure that we cannot delete or replace that part?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.208.68.175 (talk) 17:48, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Treatment techniques" 

message: The article currently says that . However, when I check several Latin dictionaries, including Lewis & Short's generally comprehensive dictionary , I find no entry for picave but do find pīca listed as a word for magpie. The paper cited for this is paywalled, but in the abstract it, too, makes no mention of picave but states:  Therefore I am changing the word listed as the source of the name to pīca. - 73.195.249.93 (talk) 16:37, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of name 

message: Upon googling Pica for a project, the search results first bring up a derogatory term/slur for those with a mental illness, before the definition. It is no longer in the article however, is there a way that this can be taken down? It does not show on every platform I have used but I am uncomfortable with that being the first results. Can someone report this or do something? Slayslay13 (talk) 20:34, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Google search results don't have much to do with us, you would have to contact Google. MrOllie (talk) 20:41, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Google Search Results