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. 2004 Dec;43(12):1540-50.
doi: 10.1097/01.chi.0000142196.41215.cc.

Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with enuresis

Gregory Fritz, Randy Rockney, William Bernet, Valerie Arnold, Joseph Beitchman, R Scott Benson, Oscar Bukstein, Joan Kinlan, Jon McClellan, David Rue, Jon A Shaw, Saundra Stock, Kristin Kroeger Ptakowski; Work Group on Quality Issues; AACAP
Review

Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with enuresis

Gregory Fritz et al. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

Enuresis is a symptom that is frequently encountered in child psychiatric evaluations. Careful assessment is required to identify specific urologic, developmental, psychosocial, and sleep-related etiologies. For most children with enuresis, however, a specific etiology cannot be determined. Treatment then involves supportive approaches, conditioning with a urine alarm, or medications--imipramine or desmopressin acetate. The psychosocial consequences of the symptom must be recognized and addressed with sensitivity during the evaluation and treatment of enuresis.

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