Pica Disorder among African American Women: A Call for Action and Further Research.

This article provides a panoramic overview of Pica, the signs and symptoms of the disorder specifically among African American women and also address some of the adverse effects, and highlights some of the evidence-based effective treatment strategies. Finally, an urgent clarion call to social workers to conduct more research on Pica disorders among African American women is articulated. PMID: 32660362 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Social Work in Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Soc Work Public Health Source Type: research