The mental health professional's handbook, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, text revision (2000), which is abbreviated as DSM-IV-TR, classifies pica under the heading of "Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy or Early Childhood."
| Category | Mental and Behavioural disorders |
| System | Nervous System |
| Organ | Brain, Stomach, Gastro-intestinal tract |
| Alternate Names /Common Names | Geophagy, geophagia |
| Names in different languages |
Picacismo- Italian Cicero- Spanish |
| ICD 10 Classification |
F50.8 - pica of adults F98.3 - pica of infancy and childhood |
| World statistics |
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| Indian statistics | Not available due to under-reporting but estimated to be quite high |
| Most Prevalent In | India, Africa, Australia, America |
