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Article: Bedwetting - Cause or Effect of Psychiatric Disorders.
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- Pediatrics for Parents
- Article date:
- September 1, 1999
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Nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) is a universal problem, affecting children in all parts of the world. The vast majority of children eventually outgrow this problem. However, until this happens, bedwetting can cause adjustment problems, social isolation, and even significant psychiatric problems.
A review of the European literature for the past 15 years on this topic found that enuresis is the cause and not the result of psychiatric disorders. They also found there is considerable ...