Encopresis.

[Anorectal manometry in children with chronic functional constipation and encopresis].

We performed a rectal motility study in 39 children with encopresis and in 41 with chronic functional constipation. A three balloon system Schuster technic, was employed. Pressure changes were recorded. The "Inflation" reflex was absent in 23/39 children with Encopresis 59% and in 11/41. 26.8% with chronic functional constipation (p < 0.05).

Treatment of Encopresis with Operant Conditioning: a Case Report

Encopresis or faecal soiling has been defined as an act of involuntary defecation which is not directly attributed to organic illness (Kanner, 1950). Encopresis or soiling may occur in children with normal intelligence, brain damaged children and psychotic children. It denotes an uncontrolled defecation of an emotional origin. Presently, there are few reports of successful treatment by means of...

Psychological differences between children with and without chronic encopresis.

OBJECTIVE To validate a theoretical model of encopresis in terms of psychological factors that differentiates children with and without chronic encopresis and to identify scales that demonstrate these differences. METHODS Eighty-six children with encopresis were compared to 62 nonsymptomatic children on five psychometric instruments. Differences in the mean scores and the percentages of child...

Increased Frequency of Encopresis in a Child Diagnosed With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Encopresis After Atomoxetine Use: A Case Report.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most frequently reported coexisting psychiatric conditions in children with encopresis. Some case reports state that atomoxetine-a selective presynaptic norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor-approved for treatment of ADHD is also effective in the treatment of coexisting encopresis. Contrasting those reports, here we present a case diagnos...

Constipation and encopresis in childhood.

Comorbid psychiatric disorders in 201 cases of encopresis.

Although encopresis is a common and complex disorder, relatively few studies have evaluated the comorbid psychiatric disorders in this condition. This study was performed to investigate the comorbid psychiatric disorders in encopresis. One hundred and sixty boys (79.6%) and 41 girls (20.4%) fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for encopresis according to DSM-IV. There was at least one comorbid dia...