Background: Enuresis is a common problem that affects up to 15% of 5‐year‐old children and may have significant psychological, emotional, social consequences for both the child their family. inability toilet‐trained hold urine during night. It can be classified as primary secondary. Secondary enuresis occurs in who had dry duration more than six months; otherwise, it called enuresis. Objectives...

The aim of this book is to provide readers with a practical overview of the definitions, characteristics, theories and models, diagnostic and treatment recommendations, and relevant aspects and methods of evidence-based psychosocial treatments for encopresis and enuresis, primarily in children. Although treatments and research for elimination disorders are reviewed in general, particular attent...

QUESTION A 7-year-old child and his parents visit my clinic owing to the child's frequent bed-wetting. During the day, he has no problem controlling his urination. The family has tried behavioural methods but has failed to achieve dryness during the night. They ask to begin medical treatment. Is oxybutynin a safe and effective drug for treating nocturnal enuresis? ANSWER Oxybutynin is an anti...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of enuresis in schoolchildren in Italy. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The Italian Club of Nocturnal Enuresis promoted a prevalence study of nocturnal enuresis using a self-administered questionnaire in seven cities in Northern, Central and Southern Italy. The association between enuresis and potential risk factors, e.g. a family history of enuresis, stress, socio-e...

The aim of this book is to provide readers with a practical overview of the definitions, characteristics, theories and models, diagnostic and treatment recommendations, and relevant aspects and methods of evidence-based psychosocial treatments for encopresis and enuresis, primarily in children. Although treatments and research for elimination disorders are reviewed in general, particular attent...