The DC-LD concept of FEEDs is then outlined. FEEDs are also associated with considerable physical ill health and psychiatric comorbidity. FEEDs are often chronic, complex and associated with significant underweight, overweight or obesity. Even though the prevalence of Pica appeared low in our environment, adequate counselling and appropriate treatment of women with this condition should be given more priority.įeeding disorders and eating disorders (FEEDs) are serious mental and behavioural disorders in adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) and autistic spectrum disorders (ASD).

Pica was observed more in the day time (afternoon and evening) and most women having pica had a low level of education. The result showed a prevalence rate of pica at 38.9% with a craving for ice (18.7%), sand (14.7%) and others (55.11%). The biodata, risk factors for Pica, occurrence in childhood and other social habits were recorded. All pregnant women who gave their consent were interviewed using a pretested questionnaire. A prospective study was conducted among pregnant women at booking aged 11-45 years at the ATB University teaching Hospital Bauchi between 1st February to 31st of July 2019. This study aims to determine the prevalence and associated factors for Pica among booked patients in our institution. It occurs commonly in children and among pregnant women. Pica is a form of eating disorder characterised by these symptoms.

One of the unusual symptoms observed among pregnant women is the aversion for non-food substances like sand, clay and ice. These results are consistent with a hypothesis that at least some cases of pica may usefully be conceptualised as lying within a compulsive-impulsive spectrum of symptoms and disorders. Four of the 5 patients responded to treatment with a serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SRI). In 2 of the cases, the clinical picture and neurobiological data were reminiscent of an impulse control disorder. In 2 of the cases, pica appeared to be a compulsion and patients had additional symptoms which met diagnostic criteria for OCD. Phenomenology, neurobiology (where available) and pharmacotherapy data are provided in order to consider a possible relationship with OCD and OCD spectrum disorders. Like other repetitive and ritualistic behaviours, pica may be postulated to fall at times on this spectrum.įive cases of pica seen at our clinics are presented here in order to test this hypothesis.

The concept of a spectrum of obsessive-compulsive related disorders may have clinical and research heuristic value in the approach to disorders similar to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in respect of phenomenology and psychobiology.

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