The parents of a 9-year-old girl with mental retardation voice concerns to the nurse regarding their child's eating insects and leaves.The parents report that this behavior has been occurring for almost 4 months.From what is this child most likely suffering?

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Pica is an eating disorder that is most commonly seen in children with mental retardation,pervasive developmental disorders,such as autism,or severe vitamin or mineral deficiencies.Treatment is aimed at keeping the child away from the items consumed and/or replacing the consumed item with a healthy food product.Rumination disorder describes a disorder in infants in which regurgitation and rechewing of the food occur.Enuresis is bedwetting,and encopresis is repeated defecation in inappropriate places.

The Parents of a 9-Year-Old Girl with Mental Retardation Voice