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“ Stomach contents of a psychiatric patient with pica.
Pica is a psychiatric disorder characterized by cravings for and consumption of earth or non-nutritive items (dirt, rocks, chalk, buttons, laundry detergent, writing utensils,...

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Stomach contents of a psychiatric patient with pica.
Pica is a psychiatric disorder characterized by cravings for and consumption of earth or non-nutritive items (dirt, rocks, chalk, buttons, laundry detergent, writing utensils, silverware, etc.) at an age where it is considered to be inappropriate.  Cases of pica are thought to originate when the person in deficient in a certain nutrient, but the disorder also falls under the obsessive-compulsive spectrum.