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Intervention Package for Treating Encopresis in a 6 Year Old Boy: A Case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Tammie Ronen
Tammie Ronen
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Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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The paper presents a single case study of the treatment of primary encopresis in a 6 year old boy. The boy had never had regular bowel movements, suffered from retention for periods of 4–5 days, and soiled himself when he finally passed a bowel movement. The subject was treated using behavioural and cognitive techniques, and the progress was evaluated using a single subject design. The findings revealed that the intervention succeeded in stopping the boy's soiling and retention and in his achieving regular bowel movements. Two follow-up interviews after six and twelve months demonstrated that the improvement had persisted. The results suggested that the behavioural therapy package constituted an effective means for the treatment of encopresis.

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Clinical Section
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , April 1993 , pp. 127 - 136
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1993

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