The habitual ingestion of non-nutritive substance such as clay, soil or leaves is common when there is a parallel diagnosis of

A. Major Depressive Disorder.
B. Schizophrenia.
C. Mental Retardation.
D. an Amnestic Disorder


C. Mental Retardation.

Habitual eating of non-nutritive substances or Pica is not usually associated with depressive or amnestic disorders or with schizophrenia. It is, however, often found in people with mental retardation.

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